"Ellie? What is it? Is he coming?" mum asked from upstairs."Uh... no. He said he was a bit busy right now. I told him we'd go and get it tomorrow," I lied. There was no way I would tell her about my conversation with Natasha, that evil hag."Oh, that sucks. But who was that you were screaming at earlier?"
"No one, mum. Just Natasha, Zayn's girlfriend. She doesn't like me very much. That's all," I said.
"OK, then. I'm going to go to bed, all right? I've had a long day," she called with a slight yawn.
"Sure," I said.

It really had been a long day. So much had happened. My eyes drooped. I was really drowsy. I curled up on the sofa in the living room, slowly falling into a deep sleep. I would think about Natasha's threat tomorrow.


__________ ~THE NEXT MORNING~__________


"Ellie! You fell asleep on the couch?" I woke up to my mum gaping at me from the living room entrance.
With a loud yawn, I pulled myself up and stretched.
"Yea," I said.
"Ok, get up, we have to go to Zayn's." she said. Mum was already all dressed in a fancy red top and sparkling skinny jeans.
"Right now?" I whined, looking up at the clock, "It's 9, mum! He'll probably still be asleep,"
"C'mon! The sooner the better! My cellphone is there, if you haven't noticed," she said.
"But, mum! It's so early!" I complained.
"And I've got to get my phone! I wonder how many calls I've missed by now," she said.

I groaned, getting up and walking upstairs to the bathroom. I brushed and took a quick shower, getting out and walking into my room. I put on a simple T-Shirt and jeans, brushed my hair, which was still damp, and hurried downstairs. I entered the dining room to the smell of toasting waffles.

"Here you go. The maple syrup is in the cabinet," she said, gesturing to a cabinet to the left.
"Thanks," I said, taking it from her.

I finished breakfast with mum and it was finally time to head to Zayn's house.
"Ready?" she asked. She seemed more nervous about this than I was.
"Mum, are you ok?" I asked.
"Yea, why wouldn't I be?" she said, casually.
"Alright, let's go then," I said.

She drove us to Zayn's house and parked in front of his house. I got out and ran to his front door and rang the doorbell.
"C'mon, mum!" I called.
She was fixing her makeup in the car. Wow, mum was seriously working hard for this visit. Zayn’s probably going to show up in pajamas, yawning at the front door. Mum’s really trying to make an impression on him. Hope this goes well. Then, there might be a chance of mum and Zayn living together again. Wait, I think I’m getting a bit too ahead of myself. I’ve got to slow down. Can’t keep my expectations too high.

The door swung open. The devil stood at the door with her ugly smile. Natasha smirked at me, her eyebrow raised.
“Why’re you here?” he asked.
“I’m here because my mum left her purse here last night,” I paused for her to take in what I’d just said.
She just stood there as if it hadn’t been much of a surprise.
“And you want me to give it back to you,” she finished for me.
“No. I want to take it myself,” I said. I looked back to see if mum had gotten out of the car yet. No. She was still busy putting on her mascara. Ugh! How long will she take?
“Natasha? Did you, by any chance, know about our dinner yesterday?” I asked her.
“Dinner? No. Oh! Is that why your mum was here last night?” she asked.
“Uh… yes, why? What did you think?”
“I don’t know. I just knew your mum was here last night.” She said.
“Ok, forget I asked. Can we just have our belongings back?” I said, trying to make my way into Zayn’s house.
Natasha moved to block my path.
“Sweetie, I’ll get it to you. But first, did you put any thought into our little chat last night?” she asked.
My heart thumped. I was hoping it had all been a dream. I was hoping I’d imagined out conversation last night. Or at the very least, I was hoping it was just a joke. I guess not.
“No. I was really sleepy last night, and was a bit busy today morning. Sorry,” I said, hoping to cut short our chat.
“Well, I hope you put some thought into it today. The tour is coming up…” she cooed in her annoying voice.
Wait. How did Natasha know about the tour? Did Zayn tell her? No. He wouldn’t tell her that. Why would her?
“How do you know about the tour?” I asked.
She frowned, as if she was thinking over how to answer. “I’ve got my ways. I always know about everything that happens in this town,” she said, adding a vicious smile at the end. I shivered. She could have been a snake in disguise.
“Where’s Zayn? I want to talk to him,” I said.
“Zayn’s not home right now. He left early this morning. Said something about seeing a friend… I don’t know.” She said.
He must be at Uncle Louis’s. I nodded.
“Ok, can I have my mum’s purse please?” I asked once again.
She sighed, sensing the end of the topic. Natasha went inside and came back with my mum red leather purse. “Here, take it,” she said, “By the way… tell Jade to use the yellow nail polish. It’s got better flavor to it,” she said with a wink.

Natasha’s been reading my mum’s messages. That’s how she found out about the tour. Someone must have messaged her about the tour and Natasha read it. She’s seen it all. Great. This just got better and better.

I grabbed the purse and gave Natasha an hateful look before I strutted off to the car.

“Mum, let’s go. Zayn’s not here,” I said, getting into the passenger’s seat.
“Honey, what happened? You seem tense. Was Natasha there?” she asked, confused.
“Yea. Um… can we go to Uncle Louis’s house? Like right now?” I asked her.
“Why?” she asked.
“Mum. I want to go. Please?”
“Alright. Sure. Why the rush?” she asked.
“Why so many questions?” I retorted.
“Fine. Fine. I won’t question you,” she said, starting the engine.

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