When we get to my house, I notice that finally Ellie has let down her gaurd a little. She actually seems a little more comfortable here. I tell her to make herself comfortable on the couch while I find talk to my mom.
I walk into the kitchen where my mom is cooking. "Hey mom, can Ellie stay for dinner?"
"Ellie as in the red-headed girl, that was over this weekend?" my mom asks me.
"Yeah, that Ellie. Mom, she doesn't eat at home...I feel really bad. Look at her she's really thin. Can we like have her over for dinner everynight? Please?"
"I don't know Paige. I'll think about it. But she is more than welcome to stay tonight." my mom says.
I go back into the living room. Ellie is asleep on the couch. I sit down at the edge and stroke her hair while she sleeps. I love this girl she deserves so much better than the life she has now. A few minutes later she wakes up. "Sorry...I am just a little tired." she says. I tell her that its okay. One second later my mom calls us to dinner.
Dylan, Ellie, my mom and I all eat dinner together. Ellie is actually smiling most of the time, which is really rare for her. With Ash, the whole depressed thing is self-induced, with Ellie she can't help but to be sad, and she has every right to be, at least she tries to be happy. After dinner my mom told Ellie and I to go into the den so she could talk with us. I sence Ellie start to tense again, so I tell her to sit down and I give her a back massage.
My mom finally comes in. Ellie starts shaking a bit. "Ellie, dear, what is going on at your house?" my mom asks. Ellie takes a few breaths and then explains how her dad is in the army and her mother is an alcoholic. She tells my mom basically the same story that she told to me. She then goes into greater detail about how her mom doesn't care about her at all. I see my mom almost start to cry. She gets up and hugs Ellie.
"Ellie, hun, We'll be here for you. Come over in the mornings for breakfast, and then come home with Paige after school, and stay untill after dinner. You can stay here on weekends if you want too." my mother says.
"Thank you for rescuing me." Ellie said with a sad look in her eyes, while trying to smile.
I walk into the kitchen where my mom is cooking. "Hey mom, can Ellie stay for dinner?"
"Ellie as in the red-headed girl, that was over this weekend?" my mom asks me.
"Yeah, that Ellie. Mom, she doesn't eat at home...I feel really bad. Look at her she's really thin. Can we like have her over for dinner everynight? Please?"
"I don't know Paige. I'll think about it. But she is more than welcome to stay tonight." my mom says.
I go back into the living room. Ellie is asleep on the couch. I sit down at the edge and stroke her hair while she sleeps. I love this girl she deserves so much better than the life she has now. A few minutes later she wakes up. "Sorry...I am just a little tired." she says. I tell her that its okay. One second later my mom calls us to dinner.
Dylan, Ellie, my mom and I all eat dinner together. Ellie is actually smiling most of the time, which is really rare for her. With Ash, the whole depressed thing is self-induced, with Ellie she can't help but to be sad, and she has every right to be, at least she tries to be happy. After dinner my mom told Ellie and I to go into the den so she could talk with us. I sence Ellie start to tense again, so I tell her to sit down and I give her a back massage.
My mom finally comes in. Ellie starts shaking a bit. "Ellie, dear, what is going on at your house?" my mom asks. Ellie takes a few breaths and then explains how her dad is in the army and her mother is an alcoholic. She tells my mom basically the same story that she told to me. She then goes into greater detail about how her mom doesn't care about her at all. I see my mom almost start to cry. She gets up and hugs Ellie.
"Ellie, hun, We'll be here for you. Come over in the mornings for breakfast, and then come home with Paige after school, and stay untill after dinner. You can stay here on weekends if you want too." my mother says.
"Thank you for rescuing me." Ellie said with a sad look in her eyes, while trying to smile.