When you're abandoned growing up by the people closet to you, you figure out pretty quickly that the only one looking out for you, is you.
Elena Solo, known by everyone else as Elena Carter, was close to her sister Hope when she was growing up, but...
"You ready for today kiddo?" Kelley asks me as I head down for breakfast
"sure am mama," I say and wink at her cheekily
"you're not going to stop saying that are you," Kelley says sounding more amused thank anything.
"Nope, the look on Hopes face is too priceless to stop now, I shall remind her of that day for the rest of her life and it's also her own fault for saying it," I said laughing to myself as I go over to the cupboard.
I pour myself a bowl of cereal and sit on the countertop eating it while I look out the window.
"I've been meaning to ask you about your tats, what's the story behind them, you've got quite a few right?" Kelley asks taking an interest in the art scattered across my body.
I'm not going to tell her the real reason why I have a lot but I'll just tell her why I like them so much.
"I don't know really, I've just always liked the look of them so I started getting them over time, this was the first one I got at 15," I tell Kelley rolling up my sleeve to show her the snake that rests on the inside of my forearm
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"That's a sick tattoo kid, and you got it at 15? How's that possible?" She asks me looking closely at the design
"Fake ID Kelley, they work wonders," I say and lean on my forearms.
"You seem a lot more chill these days El, which is a good thing, I was just wondering why," Kelley asks sitting next to me with her own bowl
"I don't know, when I was at home I guess I was always on high alert in case something happened, I can relax a bit more here which I'm extremely grateful for by the way," I say reiterating how appreciation I am that she's letting me stay in her home
"I know kid, you tell me every day almost. But for real, I just want you to feel safe here and like a normal teenager for once, you shouldn't have to worry about your parents or your safety all the time" Kelley tells me and I just send her a small smile grateful to have someone like her around.
Hope is my sister but we've still got a bit of bad blood from the last 10 years of being out of either life, Kelley is just a bystander that I don't have past connections with, the perfect person to talk to.
"What are the pair of you doing on my counter" We hear Hope say behind us making us quickly jump down.
"Sorry mom, just eating my breakfast," I say and walk past her with a smirk in my face
"I swear to God Elena" Hope growls out
"She's only messing, let her live long enough to play her match today babe," Kelley says kissing my sister which I pull my nose up to.
"Oh so you don't like to see us kissing then," Hope says with a smirk and I know what she's about to do.
She grabs ahold of Kelley's face and practically shoves her tongue down my idols throat, way to ruin my image of her Hope, thanks a lot.
