Chapter 25: I Said I was Sorry!

Ellie avoided Sam and Meredith for over a week before they finally caught up to her the following Saturday morning. She was leaving her room, heading into town, intending to spend the day with Amanda browsing through the shops and eating lunch with Stefano before he had to work in his brother's diner. She closed her door softly, knowing Sam wouldn't be awake yet, and assuming Meredith would be listening for her.

Sure enough, as soon as she engaged the lock on her door, Meredith's door opened in a flurry. Sam's door opened, too. Ellie looked up in shock, not expecting to see the bubbly wolf awake this earning in the morning, it was just after 6 am after all. Sam didn't usually see this time of day unless it came before she slept.

"You can't avoid us forever, Ellie," Meredith said as she watched Ellie turn toward the stairs.

"Please, Ellie, let us talk with you? We'll go with you, wherever you're going. We'll explain things, as best we can, just don't ignore us anymore. I can't take i