" Slow down there Ansel, I thought you had a girlfriend already so why me?" Hailey lay on her bed listening to her best friend speak.
" Yeah, I have--, I ha---, I mean I did have one."
" You're fumbling with your words hunny. Do you or do you not have a girlfriend?" she asked again.
" Alright, I do okay. But it's you I want." he turned to face her.
" You can't have two girlfriends Ansel, let me make this easier for you. I've moved on. No, I am not seeing anyone else at the moment but I don't want to be in a relationship with anyone at the moment. I am so sorry." she apologized.
" It's fine, thanks for being honest by the way. I'd see you at graduation day tomorrow," he added leaving her apartment.
No more toxic relationships.
" Sunny, how may I help you?" she rubbed her eyes.
" Be expecting me in a few hours," she said via face time
" Are you on a plane?" Hailey sat up.
" Of course, I can't miss your graduation for any other thing in this entire universe."
" I can't wait to have you here. Be safe and call me when you land," she added.
" I will, bye for now." she bid her friend goodbye ending the call.
" Time to tidy up, freshen up and wait for Sunny," she said to no one in particular.
" Amelia," her grandma called.
" Just a minute, grandma." she descended the staircase to answer her call.
" Come sit." she patted the space beside her as she obeyed.
Her grandma was silent for a while before speaking.
"I know your graduation is around the corner and very soon you'd be off to college." she paused.
" All I have to tell you is to be careful of the friends you make out there. I know Lauren and Rita would be with you but being in a new environment changes people..so be careful whom you trust and call friend," she advised.
" Thanks, grandma, you've been my rock and my shield. You've been there through thick and thin and there's no way I would let you down, never," she promised.
" I hope you remember your words and keep to them. What of Zayn? Is he going to the same college as you?" she inquired.
" Yes, grandma...he is."
" I've got to talk with him then," she chuckled.
" Grandma, which talk?"
" The talk," Trudy laughed at her confused granddaughter.
" Grandma, I have a question...who's going to take care of you when I am gone?" she asked the question that had been bothering her since she entered her senior year in high school.
Her kids were all busy in the city, both with work and their personal lives. And the woman she knew didn't like to be a burden on others. But she was ageing and she needed help to do some stuff. She had weak knees and couldn't stand for long.
" Amelia?" Trudy called for the third time.
" huh? Oh yes, grandma...were you saying something?"
" I was saying, don't worry much about it. I'd be fine." she smiled at her.
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