Elektra couldn't stop thinking about Sadie on the bus home. She was a bit mad at herself for not asking her number, or her last name to look her up on Facebook. She wanted to know more about her. Where did she live? What school did she go to? Elektra was really interested in her.

When she got home she was glad her parents weren't there. She was prepared on explaining why she wasn't at school, she even made up two different scenarios. One of them was that she felt sick and accidentally took the wrong bus home and the other one was that she was actually present but late and the teachers assumed she was absent because of that. She went upstairs and turned on her laptop. She wanted to find Sadie online, but before her her computer was done starting up she already heard the front door opening.

"Mandy, I'm home!"

It was Marilyn. Elektra didn't feel like replying. Maybe if her mum didn't know she was home she wouldn't bother her? Because she always did that. Elektra never had a moment for her own. Her parents always interrupted her doing whatever. She never took any friends home for that reason. Not just because she didn't have friends, but what could they do if Elektra's parents came upstairs to check on them every few seconds?

If she was writing a poem or a story her parents would always come in and talk about stuff Elektra didn't care about, and that way she always lost her inspiration. She couldn't even listen to music. She wasn't allowed to use her stereo because her parents didn't like her taste in music and she wasn't allowed to use her headphones because she didn't react to her parents when they called her if she did.

So it didn't actually make sense to pretend she didn't hear her mother. Before she could reply Marilyn already entered Elektra's room.

"Mandy! Look at you! Please come downstairs, I'll fix your hair for you." She said.

Elektra looked at herself in the mirror.

"But I like my hair this way."

"The boys don't like your hair that way. Please Elektra, let me do your hair."

"No, mum... I don't want..."

"Let me do your hair."

Elektra sighed. She stood no chance against her mother.

The rest of the day was similar to every other day. They had a fight about this, a fight about that... Fights about everything Elektra did basically. Elektra got punished for being herself again, this time for telling her parents she wanted to dye her hair and she cried herself to sleep again, because after dinner, her family completely ignored her again.

The next day Elektra woke up earlier than she usually would. She brushed her hair, put some eyeliner and mascara on and put some nice clothes in her bag as she was meeting Sadie again. She even went downstairs in time for breakfast.

"Morning Mandy." Marilyn said.

"Morning mum." Elektra replied. "Where's breakfast?"

"Oh, here we go..." Bernard sighed.

Elektra looked at her dad who was reading the newspaper. She wasn't sure whether he was talking about her or something he read.

"What?" She asked.

"If you want breakfast you can make your own." Marilyn said.

"Why?" Elektra asked.

Nobody replied.

"But you always make breakfast..." Elektra said after a short silence.

Again nobody replied.

"Oh come on... What's this? You make breakfast every day but I never have time. Now I do and there isn't any?"

"Well, that's what you get for being ungrateful." Marilyn said.

"Ungrateful? Me?! I really appreciate it but I have to get the bus on time, don't I?"

"What does that matter if you're late anyway, lazy as you are." Bernard said.

Elektra felt insulted. Ungrateful? Lazy? She couldn't believe her parents called her that. Without saying goodbye she left the house and walked to the bus stop. She took another bus this time. It would take her a little longer to get to Hyde Park, but at least she wouldn't have to see any classmates then. And she was meeting Sadie at 11 o'clock, so she had some spare time anyway.

When she got off the bus she went into a McDonald's toilet to change before going to the park. She didn't want to look stupid again. Sadie looked so cool yesterday and Elektra looked like a child. When she was done she looked at her phone. Half past ten, she would make it.

Elektra arrived at the bench in Hyde Park about ten minutes early. She kept looking at the time. She was so anxious. She really wanted to see Sadie, but she worried about her appearance and she didn't know what to say to her. What if she said stupid things to her? What if she messed everything up by acting like an idiot?

Elektra was still looking at her phone when Sadie turned up.

"Hiya!" Sadie said.

Elektra smiled.

"Hey!"

Sadie sat down next to Elektra and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Elektra was a bit surprised as she didn't expect that at all. Or actually, she was REALLY surprised. But in a good way. She felt a bit weird and didn't know what to do for the first few seconds after that, so she was really glad Sadie was the one breaking the ice.

"You look good, Elektra! Didn't you have to go to school today?" Sadie asked.

"No... Or, no, yes. Yes, I had to go to school. But I just wanted to wear this." Elektra said awkwardly.

Sadie giggled.

"I see... Well, what did you want to do today? I've got some money so we could go somewhere for lunch, if you like that." She said to Elektra.

"Yeah, sure!"

Sadie stood up and started walking when Elektra followed her. Sadie had a nice way of walking. She moved as if she was a runway model, but not as fake. Elektra was so jealous of her. She wanted to be like her. She was perfect.

"What are you waiting for?" Sadie asked Elektra when she noticed she was walking slower.

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

Elektra walked a bit quicker to catch up with her and when they finally walked next to eachother Sadie put her arm around her. Elektra smiled. She was so happy.