Chapter - 21

The girl who was wearing a black dress that reached her knee and who was wearing slippers was staring back at me from the mirror in my bathroom . Her brown curls were down which reached her neck . Her eyes were puffy and red because of all the crying . She looked back at me with sadness in her eyes .

" Ellie ? " My mom called out from outside the bathroom, snapping me back into reality . " Come on - we have to go now, " said mom quietly . I quickly wiped away all the tears covering my face , tried to smile when I looked at the mirror and stepped outside .

" You look beautiful . " complimented my mom with a sad smile on her face as she saw me . " Come on - let's go . " I nodded .

Just as I reached down the stairs , my dad immediately hugged me and kissed my check saying it will be alright - more to himself than to me really . Once I collected my small purse which was on the coffee table at the middle of the room , I headed outside the door with my mom and dad behind me .