A/N I wrote this cuz I figure that Ellie needs a break in life. Just for a
day or two.
BRING!BRING! Ellie Nash looked at her alarm clock. "Since when have I had an alarm clock," she moaned to herself.
"Since I put one your room Eleanor," called her mother from the door. Her mother, much to Ellie's surprise, was fully clothed, fresh faced and apparently not hungover.
"Whoa mom," Ellie said looking up, " When I left you last night you were kinda... ya know...."
"Hungover, sick, drunk?" Her mother finished.
"Well, yah. What happened," Ellie asked sitting up.
"We can discuss that later," her mother said with a smile, "Now, I believe you have school and then have that internship after school."
"How did you know," Ellie asked, half puzzled, half ecstatic.
"I was drunk, not dead," her mother answered with a laugh, " Up, up now. You have school, and I have to go find a job."
Ellie smiled, hopped out of bed and got dressed.
When she got down stairs her mother was at the stove scrabbling eggs. "Good morning Ellie dear," her mother said in a singsong voice.
"You called me Ellie," she said happily.
"Do you still like to be called that?" her mother asked.
"Yah, I didn't think you would remember," Ellie said, trying not to sound surprised. Mrs.Nash put down a plate of eggs and bacon in front of her daughter. She poured Ellie a cup of orange juice and sat down across from Ellie. They talked pleasantly enough for about 15 minutes until it was time to go.
"Let me drop you off today dear," Mrs. Nash said.
"Yah sure, thanks," Ellie said happily, "Mom."
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"Bye sweetie," her mom called from the car as Ellie climbed the steps of Degrassi High.
"Bye ma," she called back. Marco Del Rossi followed her into the building.
"El, was that your mom?" he asked.
"Yup," she answered proudly as she walked off to her locker. Ashley Kerwin walked up to her.
"El, did your mom just drive you to school?" Ashley asked.
"Yah, why is everyone so surprised," she said dialing in her locker code.
"Well, she hasn't been around much," Ash said, unsure if she was hurting Ellie's feelings.
Ellie shut her locker and leaned against it. "It was amazing Ash," she said with a smile, " I woke up this morning and she was fully dressed and not hungover. She remembered that I like to called Ellie and not Eleanor. She called me sweetie."
"Is that a good thing?" Ash said unsure.
"Yes! She made me breakfast! She's finding a job! There isn't a drop of alcohol in the house! This is the best day of my life!"
Ms.Souve stepped out of her office. "Ellie," she called," I have to talk to you. Its about your father."
"So much for the best of my life," Ellie said, walking into Ms. Souve's office.
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"Please, take a seat Ellie," Ms.Souve said gesturing to one of the empty chairs adjacent to her seat. Ellie sat down unsure, not wanting to cry, not yet.
"You said it was about my dad," Ellie said, feeling tears form in her eyes.
"Yes, yes I do," Ms.Souve said, sitting down, " We got word from your mother, about your father, she got it straight from...."
Ellie started crying
"........ him in Kabul. He's coming home Ellie, in fact he's on the plane right now."
"Oh my god! Are you kidding, he's coming home!" she yelled jumping up, "Are you serious, he's coming home! HE'S COMING HOME!"
The bell rang. "I'll see you later Ms. Souve."
Ellie rushed out of the office, grabbing the note Ms. Souve had scribbled down for her. She ran into Ms. Kwan's room.
"Miss Nash, my classroom is not......"
Ellie thrust the note into Ms.Kwan's hand. She looked it over quickly. "Oh, well in that case, congratulations Ellie, you must be very happy."
Ellie nodded and took a seat next to Marco. She smiled at him and then turned her attention to Ms.Kwan .
BRING!BRING! Ellie Nash looked at her alarm clock. "Since when have I had an alarm clock," she moaned to herself.
"Since I put one your room Eleanor," called her mother from the door. Her mother, much to Ellie's surprise, was fully clothed, fresh faced and apparently not hungover.
"Whoa mom," Ellie said looking up, " When I left you last night you were kinda... ya know...."
"Hungover, sick, drunk?" Her mother finished.
"Well, yah. What happened," Ellie asked sitting up.
"We can discuss that later," her mother said with a smile, "Now, I believe you have school and then have that internship after school."
"How did you know," Ellie asked, half puzzled, half ecstatic.
"I was drunk, not dead," her mother answered with a laugh, " Up, up now. You have school, and I have to go find a job."
Ellie smiled, hopped out of bed and got dressed.
When she got down stairs her mother was at the stove scrabbling eggs. "Good morning Ellie dear," her mother said in a singsong voice.
"You called me Ellie," she said happily.
"Do you still like to be called that?" her mother asked.
"Yah, I didn't think you would remember," Ellie said, trying not to sound surprised. Mrs.Nash put down a plate of eggs and bacon in front of her daughter. She poured Ellie a cup of orange juice and sat down across from Ellie. They talked pleasantly enough for about 15 minutes until it was time to go.
"Let me drop you off today dear," Mrs. Nash said.
"Yah sure, thanks," Ellie said happily, "Mom."
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"Bye sweetie," her mom called from the car as Ellie climbed the steps of Degrassi High.
"Bye ma," she called back. Marco Del Rossi followed her into the building.
"El, was that your mom?" he asked.
"Yup," she answered proudly as she walked off to her locker. Ashley Kerwin walked up to her.
"El, did your mom just drive you to school?" Ashley asked.
"Yah, why is everyone so surprised," she said dialing in her locker code.
"Well, she hasn't been around much," Ash said, unsure if she was hurting Ellie's feelings.
Ellie shut her locker and leaned against it. "It was amazing Ash," she said with a smile, " I woke up this morning and she was fully dressed and not hungover. She remembered that I like to called Ellie and not Eleanor. She called me sweetie."
"Is that a good thing?" Ash said unsure.
"Yes! She made me breakfast! She's finding a job! There isn't a drop of alcohol in the house! This is the best day of my life!"
Ms.Souve stepped out of her office. "Ellie," she called," I have to talk to you. Its about your father."
"So much for the best of my life," Ellie said, walking into Ms. Souve's office.
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"Please, take a seat Ellie," Ms.Souve said gesturing to one of the empty chairs adjacent to her seat. Ellie sat down unsure, not wanting to cry, not yet.
"You said it was about my dad," Ellie said, feeling tears form in her eyes.
"Yes, yes I do," Ms.Souve said, sitting down, " We got word from your mother, about your father, she got it straight from...."
Ellie started crying
"........ him in Kabul. He's coming home Ellie, in fact he's on the plane right now."
"Oh my god! Are you kidding, he's coming home!" she yelled jumping up, "Are you serious, he's coming home! HE'S COMING HOME!"
The bell rang. "I'll see you later Ms. Souve."
Ellie rushed out of the office, grabbing the note Ms. Souve had scribbled down for her. She ran into Ms. Kwan's room.
"Miss Nash, my classroom is not......"
Ellie thrust the note into Ms.Kwan's hand. She looked it over quickly. "Oh, well in that case, congratulations Ellie, you must be very happy."
Ellie nodded and took a seat next to Marco. She smiled at him and then turned her attention to Ms.Kwan .