"Mom?" Ellie walked around the house searching for her mother, she wasn't in her usual spot on the couch surrounded by Vodka bottles. "Mom?!" Ellie opened the bathroom door, her mother was leaning over the toilet bowl, throwing up and clutching her stomach. "Augh mom- are you ok?" Ellie's mom wiped her mouth off and grumpily sighed while getting up. "Your grades disgust me. You couldn't try a little bit? You had to fail math? whats wrong with you?!" "Nothing is wrong with me I just-I'm not good at math ok?" "Oh so I guess your not good at Science,English,or Social studies either" "mom come on just listen-"

"I'm not listening I need to take a nap" "fine I'm going to Seans" "No your not! your not going to that damn house ever again!" "yes I am- right now." Ellie grabbed her black jacket and slammed the door shut, when she stepped outside she started snapping the rubber band on her wrist, she was crying and she eventually gave in by pulling out the compass in her pocket. "You can't cut Ellie, don't do it" Ellie frowned. "Just don't do it. Don't cut...." She slid the knife across her wrist and looked back at her house, her mother was watching from outside the window.

Ellie started walking faster and made it to Sean's house within minutes. "Hey..." Sean came to the door wearing ripped jeans and a white tanktop. "Ellie, I thought you said you were staying home tonight" "I was but- change of plans" "Great I have an idea" Sean took Ellie's hand and they started kissing, they laughed a little and made their way to Sean's bedroom. Both of them sat on the bed staring at eachother, not moving just staring.

"So..." "Yeah Um" Sean pulled out a condom and showed it to Ellie, she looked around for a few seconds then nodded her head. Sean shut the door and returned to the bed. "great" He said while taking off his shirt. "Yeah it's- it's cool that we can finally-" They started making out more.

About an hour later Ellie found herself on Sean's bed, laying down tired just waiting for something else to happen. Sean pulled up his pants and looked over at Ellie. "Is something wrong?" "No but...don't you feel kinda weird now that we- you know" "I guess...I love you Ellie" Ellie smiled. "I love you too but I still have to go home now" "oh ok let me walk you to the door" "Ok" Sean put his arm around Ellie and grinned. They walked outside and saw that it was snowing a little. "December snow is amazing" Ellie put out her hand and caught a snowflake, she watched it melt away. "I love snow" "Me too"

"well...bye" "Seeya" Ellie pulled out her cellphone and dialed Ashley's number.

Ellie:Ashley guess what?

Ashley:what?

Ellie:Me and Sean- we- well-

Ashley:you had sex?!

Ellie:you make it sound like its a bad thing

Ashley:it's not bad it's just- he wore a condom right?

Ellie:Yes

Ashley:good. So...

Ellie:this is akward

Ashley:where are you now?

Ellie:walking home...I do not want to see my mom. She is pissed about my grades and now shes gonna question me and crap.

Ashley:don't worry, soon she'll stop complaining about it.

Ellie:Yeah well I hope so

Ashley:I have to go to Toby's chess tornament? I don't even know what this is. I'll talk to you tomorrow

Ellie:ha. Yup have fun

Ashley:Oh I will Ashley says in a sarcastic way

Ellie:alright bye

Ellie stepped inside her house and took off her boots. "Ellie I told you not to go to his house" "Sorry mom" "you should be. Order a pizza" "Ok..." "I'm sorry" "huh?" Ellie looked at her mom confused. "Sorry for leaving that message on your phone- I was just mad and I couldn't think of anything else to do" "Oh...it's ok now...yeah so Um plain or pepperoni?"