@ElderGod-Carrots
“I don’t mind Disney one bit.” Elide replied, her eyes twinkling with mischief.
“I don’t mind Disney one bit.” Elide replied, her eyes twinkling with mischief.
Phoebe was about to reply when she heard the sound of a key turning in a lock and the front door opening. She jumped up, flashing Elide a smile. "Hi mom!" she called out, motioning for Elide to follow as she slipped out of her bedroom.
Elide blinked once then climbed off the bed and followed Phoebe out of the room, her usual shyness creeping back in.
Phoebe's mom offered them both a perplexed smile when they arrived at the front door. "Hey, mom. This is Elide, she's new at school, I was wondering if she could stay over tonight?" Her mom nodded, somewhat distracted. "Hi, Elide, I'm Maria. Nice to meet you."
“Nice to meet you too, Maria.” Elide said, giving the woman a small smile even though she looked distracted by something.
Maria nodded, her mind clearly elsewhere, and the slight tensing of Phoebe's shoulders was easily visible. "Thanks mom." She have her mother a quick kiss and retreated back to her room.
Elide his her frown as she followed Phoebe. She placed a hand on her shoulder gently, “You okay?”
"Hm? Yeah, I'm fine." Phoebe faked a convincing smile, sitting back down on the bed. "So, what do you want to do"
Slide frowned a little, “You aren’t ‘fine’ Phoebe. What’s wrong?” She asked, again, hoping she wasn’t being too pushy as she sat down on the bed and bit her lip.
"I'm fine, I promise," she lied, her face a mask of relaxation and slight confusion. "Why wouldn't I be?"
Elide still felt something was up but nodded, “O-Okay. Whatever you say. So, what now?”
(do you want to skip to a bit later or stay?)
(I don’t mind)
(could we skip then? maybe to dinnertime?)
(Sure, that sounds good)
"Girls, dinner's ready!"
Phoebe turned her head towards the door, removing an earbud and doing the same for Elide. "Sorry if my poor taste in music was annoying."
Elide shook her head with a giggle, “It’s fine. It wasn’t that bad.”
Phoebe sighed playfully. "Whatever you say. Come on, dinner's ready."
They made their way to the small kitchen, where a rather frazzled looking Maria was ladling soup into two bowls. It smelt delicious, and Phoebe would've been warmed by the gesture if she hadn't been a mixture of concerned and on edge.
"Sorry I can't eat with you, girls, I've still got a lot of work to do." Phoebe smiled and shook it off. "That's alright, mum, get some rest after." Maria nodded, her gaze already drifting elsewhere, and disappeared down the stairs.
“What does you mum do for her work?” Elide asked, walking over to the bowls of soup. She hasn’t realised how hungry she was.
Phoebe pulled up a chair for Elide, sitting down as well. "She writes. Books and stuff." At least, she used to. "Yours?"
Elide shrugged, not quite knowing how to answer, “N-Nothing interesting.” She said, taking a mouthful of soup.
Phoebe decided not to pry. "Were your parents born in England too?" she asked, changing the subject.
Elide nodded, “My dad was born in Wales and mum was born in England,” She explained, “What about your parents?”
"Both from Greece. Hey, Josh is Welsh too!" Phoebe took a careful spoonful of her soup.
Elide smiled, “Really? That’s so cool!” She let out a small content sigh and took another spoonful of food.
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