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A typical morning for Ellie.
Same old house but a new routine. waking up curled up on the floor next to the fireplace in the kitchen was the new normal for her. The log was black and properly burned out but Ellie could still feel the heat of last night's fire upon her face. After breaking free from the blanket she wrapped herself to Keep away the cold winter Ellie yawned and stretched.
The floor was not the most comfortable place but it was all she had. Ellie opened the kitchen window when her friend the pigeon flew to the windowsill "Good morning Sam said Ellie just as more pigeons landed on the windowsill Toby and CJ sit near the windowsill as Ellie feed them there daily bird seed but sadly Ellie's moment of peace was rudely interrupted.
Just then Ellie heard her name being bellowed for the upstairs master bedroom. Ellie's stepmom was awake and hungry.
all Ellie could do was roll her eyes and say
" ok, I'll get right on it. Ellie made her way to the stove and started making food.
As Ellie served breakfast she was given the daily task Ellie was not allowed to eat meals with her family so she ate her breakfast after her stepmother and sister were done. Ellie turned to look at her father but he just shrugged and said "Yeah don't forget to wash my car, Eleanor. " Ellie just gave her Give her father a death glare. Jed didn't care he didn't care how Ellie was being treated.
But Jed didn't have a single backbone and just sat back. When her family was finished Ellie quickly ate her breakfast.
This morning Ellie mowed the lawn. paint the house. wash the dishes. Clean the oven top stove mop and vacuum clean all the floors take out the garbage
Steam the patio tiles and paint the fence after that it was time for Ellie to go see her mom. Ellie opened the door in the kitchen and then made her way to the backyard to Abby's grave. "Hi, Mom said Ellie I hope you're well this morning. The tree Elie planted on her mother's grave was now putting the daily flo rs on next to the tree. It was full grown with a family of pigeons who now made a nest inside it. When Jed ask his family wanted there wanted back from his business trip Ellie ask for a single twig to go on her mother's grave. Jed how much Ellie missed her mother but didn't didn't know how to talk her about her feelings .