Chapter Fifteen

“Hey there” Ella says, jumping out of nowhere. “How many times have I told you to stop that, I almost hit you” I say, pulling her into a hug.

“I think I’d bear a beating just to scare you” she smiles. I roll my eyes, “you’ll never learn” I say, walking at a slower pace.

“So…” she says, her eyebrows raised at me as she scrutinises my face, “did you parents get their wealth back or something?” She asks.

“What?” I reply, confused, “Ella if we got our wealth back, I think you’d be one of the first people to know” I chuckle.

“Why did you ask?” I ask, stopping in my tracks as I turn to face her. She shrugs, “I saw you get down from the latest G Wagon at the school gate so I just assumed” she says, then goes quiet as she bites her lip.

“Wait don’t tell me that you…” she trails off, “tell you what?” I ask, looking at her inquisitively.

She shakes her head, “okay, okay I really don’t want to assume things so please can you tell me what’s going on here”

“Umm” I reply, thinking about whether to