NO TRUST

"How are you doing Ella?" Lola asks with a smile.

Ella moves close to Lola and writes to her. "Why were you crying earlier?"

"Did you see me?"

She nods and writes again "I saw you through the window, did something bad happen?"

"No, it's all good now. I feel very much better than earlier." Lola says with a smile.

Ella returns the smile and writes again "Thanks for the meal earlier, I really enjoyed it."

"I am so glad you like it."

"You ladies are ignoring me." Malik cuts in sounding somehow jealous.

"Don't tell me you are jealous now." Lola teases.

"Of course I am. You just forgot about my entire presence."

Ella smiles and writes. "You do not have to be jealous sir."

"Alright, enjoy your talk ladies, I will go have a discussion with shamim." Malik says and excuses himself.

"Is there anything you want to tell me?" Lola asks.

Ella bows her head and writes. "Are you sure you are okay?"

"Yes I am."

She writes again "My friends have been calling me but I can't answer because I can't speak."

"I see, why don't you text them instead? you can always tell them that you are busy to pick calls or you are not with your phone."

Ella bows her head and writes. "That is whet I have been doing. But we planned to take turns to host each other, I think I will have to opt out. Seeing me in this condition wouldn't be good."

"Yes, I agree with you." Lola nods. "It's best you opt out and do your best to regain your voice. Writing out your feelings and expressions doesn't fit you at all."

Okay Lola smiles and writes "I will be fine, it's a matter of time."

"I can't wait to hear your sharp and insulting voice again." Lola teases.

Ella smiles at the tease and writes again. "I do not want to trust people anymore."

"Why?"

She bows her ahead and writes. "If Vivian of all people could betray me and leave me all by myself here, that means no one else can stay with me."

"I know you must feel very bad and disappointed, but if you need anything or you want to talk to someone I am always here for you." Lola places her hands on Ella's shoulders and bends towards her. "I promise to stay with you no matter what." She rises to her normal position.

Ella shakes her head in disagreement and writes. "Vivian promised me just like that, but where is she now? Nowhere to be found, along with not trusting people, I can never believe promises too. It hurts me so bad when someone promise me something and ends up not fulfilling it."

"I don't make promises that I won't keep Ella, please don't think of any of these things. It is very bad for your health. I can understand it's very difficult but please, for the sake of your health condition."

Ella smiles and writes again. "I have been so rude and disrespectful to you, but you answered my call and came to save me. May I ask you why?"

"It's nothing, you were rude to me because of my own shortcomings and I have taken a great change on that. I have stopped those things." Lola pats her head and smiles.

Ella returns the smile and writes again. "I am glad to hear that. Thanks for all you do ma'am."

"Don't mention my baby girl." Lola smiles again. "Go and play with shamim, I have something to do in the kitchen."

Miss Smith writes again. "I need to ease my self first."

"Alright dear."

Ella match to her room and Lola heads to the kitchen to prepare the dinner.

Malik was discussing randomly with his son but he switched the topic as soon as he saw Lola enter the kitchen. "You like Ella so much right?"

"Yes." Shamim nods happily. "That shouldn't be a question anymore."

"What about her mom?" Malik asks referring to Lola. "Do you like her?"

"Of course I do."

"Why?" Malik asks again.

"Actually….." shamim thinks for a while before answering. "I like her because she is a good cook and because she is my sister's mother."

"That is good." Malik whispers. He asked that question because he is considering having a relationship with Lola that might result to marriage if things work out well for them.

Lola prepares the meal in a rush, and bids the kids and Malik a goodbye.

"I will see you all tomorrow morning." Lola says to the kids and Malik as they see her out.

"We will be expecting you tomorrow." Malik whispers.

"Alright, take care of yourself." Lola says, enters her car and drives off.

Ella walks back to her room and locks the door. She pulls out her diary from the place she had hid it and sits in her bed, placing the diary in front of her. She writes "if Vivian of all people could betray me and choose not to stay with me, who will stay with me then without betraying me? Abdullah? Lola? Malik? I am all here by myself, no one has my back. This horrible battle that those people started, I will fight and finish it myself."

After writing, she closes the diary and returns it back to its original spot, hiding it well for anyone not to see. Especially Shamim, if he sees the diary, It would be very bad. The poor boy had believed that Ella is his half sister and Lola is her mom.

Ella hopes to regain her voice as soon as possible, there are thousands of things she wants to say and express with her mouth and not to write it. She opens her drawer and picks out her small pink ribbon box and checks her Diamond necklace and smiles looking at her name initials on it. The necklace looks so beautiful and nice, she puts it one her neck and checks herself out in the mirror.