Alright, here’s my new story. I hope none of you were too upset about me not continuing the other one. I’m really excited for you to read this one though.

Like in my other story, there is a build-up of relationships, and there is not any sex yet. So, I hope you like it! Chapter two will be up on Saturday!


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Ella was only 16 years old when she met Ben. Their relationship wasn’t your average teenage love story. Ella was a very lonely and bored teenager. She didn’t have many friends; just Penelope and Jackson, the only two people who bothered to keep in touch with her when she decided to switch to an online high school in January of her sophomore year.

Her mom had decided to run off with her new boyfriend a few weeks before she left school, leaving Ella to take care of her young sister, Abby. She tried to make it work with her in school, but having to take Abby to school every day, and make sure she was fed and taken care of, while still trying to manage her own homework; it just wasn’t working.

After a few weeks, she saw no other option but to leave school. So, Ella got a job and worked while Abby was at school, kept up with her own homework at night, and had no time to maintain a social life. Even with Penelope and Jackson trying to help as much as they could, offering to babysit or go grocery shopping for her, Ella just had too much on her plate. And while they were still around once in a while, they had their own lives to keep up with, and Ella couldn’t burden them the way she was burdened.

Ella and Abby lived in a tiny studio apartment. There wasn’t even a bedroom; just a room that was combined living room, dining room, bedroom, and closet. There was a small kitchen and bathroom, and absolutely nothing else. This was where Ella’s OCD habits came in handy; she organized everything and made sure every object in their home had a place, and that it was there. If it wasn’t for that, the place would be a cluttered mess, and no one would be able to survive in it.

Every day at 4 o’clock on the dot, Ella would get out of work and go to pick up Abby. By 4:30 sharp, they’d be back at home and getting started on Abby’s homework. Despite the fact that she was only in fourth grade, she had tons of homework each night; reading, math, or writing. And Ella made sure all of it was completed to perfection. Even if she was in the fourth grade, she wanted her to be used to getting good grades and striving for excellence. They didn’t have much money, well any, really, so they wouldn’t have anything to spend on college when it was time for Abby to go. They would have to rely on a scholarship for her, or else there was no way she’d be able to go, which Ella wouldn’t accept. This was exactly what Ella was doing for herself, only she had to work even harder, since colleges didn’t exactly love when you go to an online school and have zero extra-curricular activities.

Soon after she left school, Ella was in dire need of some sort of socialization. Even with Abby in the other room, and her friends coming to visit her every few weeks, she needed something more.