Achieving Unbroken
Chapter Forty Five
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"And all the kings horses and all the kings men,
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends"
The Archer | Taylor Swift
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Lilla
[Wednesday, August 4th, 2018]
Allison: Hey Lil. You're probably busy but if you're not, could we just meet for coffee? I really would like to talk to you.
Fuck. How did I forget about this? I still kind of want to hear her out.
But I can't let her know that so easily.
Me: What about Piper? You wanted to talk to her, too.
Allison: She's busy, her and I are going to meet tomorrow.
Allison: Please, Lilla.
Me: ... I have dinner plans, so don't think this is gonna turn into a girls day.
Allison: I don't expect anything. I'm just asking for a cup of coffee.
Me: I'll see you at 1. Usual Starbucks.
"Okay," I say to myself, glancing down at my pajamas and thinking about how bad my morning breath probably smells. Pushing off on my arms, I stand up from my seated position on my bed.
I quickly go through my closet to find something to wear; coming up with a crop top and high waisted sweat pants. I spend a little over 30 minutes in my bathroom tying my hair into a topknot, brushing my teeth, washing my face, and applying a layer of eyeliner and many layers of mascara.
The clock now says 12:48, which is perfect timing, because it takes me about ten minutes to reach the Starbucks that Allison and I are meeting at. Grabbing my purse, I walk out the door, planning on being back before my dad gets back from his appointment with a client.
Ally is already there when I get to the coffee shop, just sitting at a table, no coffee. Her gaze lifts from her lap and lands on me.
"Hey, Lilla," she says quietly.
"Hi Allison."
"I hope you don't mind, I ordered your coffee for you. Your order hasn't changed, right?"
Taken aback, I shake my head.
"Nope. It's the same."
We sit in tense silence for the next few moments, until the barista calls her name. Allison scoots her chair back, but I put my hand up, indicating for to not get up. Instead, I do; bringing her her coffee before getting mine and preparing it how I like. If Allison ordered her usual too, she doesn't need to prepare it.
If she was kind enough to order my coffee, I could at least bring her her own.
"Thanks, Lil."
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Achieving Unbroken
Teen FictionLilla Harris has a plan to help Jason Oakland. Is it unconventional? Yes. Is it the craziest idea she's possibly ever had? Somehow, yes. But if there is one thing she's good at doing, it's helping people. And if this plan proves to be a success, th...
