#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?”

My eyes widened for a moment. Edrick had mentioned that we would have to do some school 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 at Edrick’s request. Ella was, of course, excited to go school shopping for the first time, and hardly sat down long enough to even eat her breakfast.

“I can’t wait to be a regular girl,” Ella suddenly said as we gathered our things and waited for the elevator to open. “I’ll be just like all of the other kids!”

I both suddenly looked up at each other

a chuckle as I tugged her sun hat

know…” Ella said. “But

elevator with her and Edrick. As the elevator carried us down, I chanced a look over at Edrick. I could have sworn that I saw a bit of a tear

there was no need for new clothes, she still picked out a backpack, accessories, and a little pair

folders off of the list of supplies that the headmistress gave us. Edrick disappeared

on the side of the

he said, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the art supply aisle. I peered into the cart as well to see that he had fully stocked up on dozens of containers of crayons, coloring books, miniature canvases, acrylic and watercolor

much, Edrick,” I said with a laugh. “She’s

grinned. “You’ll need supplies for your classroom too, right?

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 his car on the city street was gone now, and I didn’t know

very kind of you,” I said with a smile. “But you don’t need

but this time, I wouldn’t let him. Ella had jumped off of the cart to

with a bit of a

narrowed his eyes and tugged the cart back toward himself.

the one who narrowed my eyes, and I pulled the cart even harder and with more determination

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