Chapter 166: Regular Girl

Moana

The next morning, I woke up to the sound of Edrick walking around the room. When I looked at the clock, I realized that it was a little later than I usually would have gotten up, and I quickly sat up and rubbed my eyes.

“Sorry,” I said, throwing the covers off and getting out of bed. “I overslept. Guess I missed my alarm.”

Edrick shook his head. “I turned it off for you,” he said as he fixed his hair in the en suite bathroom mirror. “I let you sleep in.”

I scrunched my eyebrows together. “Why?” Normally I woke up a full half hour earlier than this so that I could help prepare breakfast and get Ella ready, and sometimes I woke up even earlier than that.

“We’re going out,” he replied. “School supply shopping. Remember?”

supply shopping, but I didn’t think that he would want to do it so soon. Either way, I smiled and ran to my room to get ready for the day. I put on something comfortable to wear, knowing that we would likely be walking around a lot, and then got Ella ready as well

girl,” Ella suddenly said as we gathered our things and waited for the elevator to open. “I’ll be

both suddenly looked up at each

a regular girl, love,” I replied with a chuckle as I tugged

Ella said. “But

As the elevator carried us down, I chanced a look over at Edrick.

a children’s store for Ella. Even though she would be wearing a uniform at school and there was no need for new clothes, she still picked out a backpack, accessories, and a little pair of Mary Jane shoes to wear with her uniform. I was excited

the office supply store. I helped Ella pick out notebooks and folders off of the list of supplies that the headmistress gave us.

side of the

I peered into the cart as well to see that he had

be too much, Edrick,” I said with a laugh. “She’s just one

classroom too, right? And, I wanted to get something for

He certainly didn’t need to buy anything for the kids at the orphanage, but he decided to do it without even being asked. I couldn’t help but smile; he had changed so much since I had met him. The Edrick Morgan who I knew when I was almost hit by

don’t need to buy my supplies for me. Let

wouldn’t let him. Ella had jumped off

said with a bit of a laugh. “Let

and tugged the

who narrowed my eyes, and I pulled the cart even harder and with more determination than before.

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