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As Estelle shrugged off her coat at the doorway a million thoughts ran through her mind. Caramel curled up into a ball at her feet as her she ran her hands through her hair for the 7th time today. At least today was over and she just had to go to bed. She picked caramel up and found her way to the bathroom. Feeding caramel was becoming a bore. She might have to sell her very soon because of how much she has grown. 

This whole situation was a bore, she was always here by herself either eating or sleeping. 

She turned on her speakers and made her way to the kitchen. "What was I made for" by Billie blasted through the living space. Her neighbors probably won't like it but they were the only ones who would willingly knock on her door so she had to make sure that happened frequently.

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"V, dinner is ready."

"I'm not hungry.", he said as he walked up the stairs with another bag of chips. 

"Can you at least drink some water and have some decency to shut the fridge when you're done", his mom said.

"What is water gonna do? Wash away the pain?"

"Stop you from constipating from all those chips"

Mertla choked on a chuckle.

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"Miss Estelle can I see you in my office for a moment"

"Yes sir"

"You might just get in to H university. I've been looking at your grades and your extracurriculars, they're quite impressive"

"Oh", was all Estelle said.

"You don't seem very excited"

"I am excited. I just have a lot going on right now"

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"Voda, I think you need to get back into school. Just to get your mind off things", his mom started, again.

"Why? Do you really think that'll make any of this feel better"

"I know it'll make you feel better. You need a society around you that you can relate with."

"I don't need a society. I just need time. I'll apply next year."

"That's what you said three months ago when your dad just died. Look at where we are three months later. You're running on chips day in and day out. You got accepted to H university."

"I didn't apply."

"I applied for you. When your dad was at the hospital, I applied for you and sorted things out. You could use the money you've been saving up all these years and I could chip in too. Your dad left us some money."

He thought for a long time. His dad wasn't here anymore so he could at least make his mom happy while she's still here.

"When do I start?"

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"6th September", Estelle said out loud as she read the email one last time. She got into H university. She knew she was going to get in but the moment was surreal.

"I should order something. A celebratory kind of thing.", she said to herself while she adjusted her glasses.

"I'll just do a mukbang without the cameras", she said to herself again. It was really lonely in this apartment. At least college was over and she was finally in the university.

"I should go out instead", she said to herself again, this time she was looking at herself in the bathroom mirror. 

"I should and I will"

Next thing she was getting ready to go to the club.

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"I'm going to be just fine. You don't have to sulk all the time.", Voda said to his little sister, Mertla.

"It's going to be really lonely when mom's at work and you're not here"

"You do realize I'm a grown man and I don't actually live here. I'm just here due to the emotional nature of women in matters of death."

"You didn't eat real food for three months. eMotiOnal NaTurE OF WOmeN.", she mocked.

"You can't speak to me like, I'm like your dad now."

"What makes you think I didn't speak to dad like this?"

The room fell silent for a bit.

"Why did you agree to go back to school?", Mertla broke the silence.

"That was always the plan"

"So why did you never go through with it?"

"Let's just say, I'm more rebellious than you think"

"So you did your first degree, got a job, worked for years and now you're going back to school?"

"It's complicated. Too complicated for a nitwit like you to understand"

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Estelle took another sip from the bottle of wine as she woke up. The hangover was bad but the wine was good. She stood up, as naked as the day she was born, walked over to the other side of the room when she noticed there was someone else in her bed.

She put a shirt on and walked over to him.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Ah, you don't have to be so harsh besides you practically begged me to come here with you last night."

"I don't care to know just get out"

"I'm Spencer by the way "

"Spencer"

"Hmm", he responded

"Get out"

"You just need to chill"

"I'll be in the living room, you have ten minutes before this is considered as assault"

She was standing in the living room when he walked out the door she just rushed over and locked it. 

He banged on the door. What more did he want?

She opened it. "What?"

"I just wanted to know if I could maybe get your number and get to know you better maybe we could do this some other time"

She looked at his arm sagging on the side of the door and just banged the door.

She drank her water and headed back in too sleep.

She finally woke up two hours later to the buzzing sound of her phone.

"Hey Kiss, what's up?.... Oh really....I actually can't really remember alot of things that happened yesterday night....I'll be there. I promise."

She had met kiss last night? Wow. It must have been one wild night. Kiss was her friend from high school. They weren't exactly friends, more like acquaintances and she was inviting her to brunch on Sunday. Maybe she did need to leave the house more it's been opening a lot of possibilities.