BRITNEY ASTON “Britney? Britney? Britney!” “Huh?” I almost jumped, Elle’s cold hands on my shoulder pulling me back to my senses. “Sorry, did you say something?” “Yes, I said about a dozen things,” she sent her hands to her waist. “Where is your mind? You’ve been so out of it all day.” “Right, I’m sorry,” I hung my head low and groaned softly. “I’m- I’m just-“ I sighed, running my hands through my hair. I didn’t need Elle to tell me to know how absent minded I’d been the whole day. My mind had been all over the place with Travis’ absence and my argument with my mum and his dad. “Hey, Britney, are you okay?” Her tone suddenly changed as she looked at me with eyes filled with concern. “Is everything okay?” “No,” I shook my head, unable to bring myself to even lie. “Not really. Everything is not okay.” “Do you want to talk about it?” She wrapped her arms around my shoulders. “I’m here for you if you want to talk, you know.” I looked at her and shook my head again, unable
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