"Come on Flora, we all know how good you are when it comes to presents. Can I just have a little clue? A teensy tiny one?"

"No Stella," Flora giggles, finding the blonde's antics greatly amusing - especially since she knows that one thing Flora will never give in about it presents, "I'm not telling you what I bought you, or what I bought anyone for that matter."

Stella pouts mockingly, she knows that Flora is especially stubborn when it comes to presents and that there was no hope in her learning the gifts the brunette had bought - the conversation allowed her to distract Flora though so to her it was well worth while.

"Well then, can you at least... hey you okay?"

Once again, Flora is checking her phone after a series of buzzes in quickly succession and then finally, a call.

Flora takes her mobile in her hand and leaves Stella alone in her room as she goes to answer the call. It must be important, Stella thinks to herself seriously as she stares at the door the brunette left through a mere number of seconds ago, she never leaves the room for a phone call.

The distress is evident on the brunette's face the moment that she re-enters the room. Her eyes jump around to each window in a mild panic, her body language exuding her obvious anxieties whose origins were unknown the Stella.

Maybe I shouldn't have invited Flora over, maybe it's too much for her? If I knew this whole meet up would make her feel worse I would never have put her through this ordeal, Stella thinks as she watches Flora seat herself back on the bed, trying to hide the way she sat a little straighter, a little tenser.

"You alright Flora? What happened? What was that about?" The questions just make their way out of the blonde's mouth before she can truly process what she is saying, her worry overriding any filter she had in place. "Sorry, you don't need to answer those."

"No, it's alright Stella. It isn't anything to worry about really, just my parents."

"Flora..."

"Well, my parents are being released."

A/N Hey guys! Sorry for all the late updates, everything has just been a little crazy lately. I hope you all liked this chapter and I'm hoping to write today's chapter now and hopefully post that one very shortly too!

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- Mae xxx