"Well, this was fun. My dad has been texting me non-stop about our arrival. Let's go people." Clara said in the morning around nine. Their flight was scheduled for 10:30 and they had to leave early. This time, they were taking the same flight. "Hey Elle, you'll be sitting with us, right?" Abby asked in anticipation. "Nope. She will be with me. You two came with Naa, leave with her. No one is sitting with her." Henry replied in a commanding tone, putting his arm around her. "Let us just leave. My parents have been texting me too. I might not sit with you, but you can sit by us. Hope that is okay with you." Ellen said, turning to Henry with her last sentence. "I'm cool with that." He replied with a smile. "Great. Where is Steph anyway?" Kelly asked. "She's downstairs waiting." Abby replied and left as well. Soon, they were all on their way to the airport, in an airport van. "Henry you better not be a demanding boyfriend; we'll kick your ass." Kelly teased. The van became noisy as everyone started teasing them. Henry had announced earlier that morning that Ellen is his girl, officially, so the boys shouldn't think about her or look at her with want. "Hey guys, cheers to the captain and the jewel!!" Bright announced and the boys went wild. Steph rolled her eyes, deep in thought. "I'm so happy for you two. Finally, Hellen are together!!" Kelly said with laughter. "Who's Hellen?" Eric asked. "Henry and Ellen, Hellen. It's a ship name Abby and I formed for them secretly." Kelly explained. "Oh, I get it now. That is brilliant. Cheers to Hellen!" Eric said, proclaiming for everyone to cheer. Ellen glared at her two besties with a red face when her phone brightened with a pop-up text. *Elle, I need to talk to you. It's urgent. * The text read. It was from Stephanie, she was sitting in front with Clara, so Ellen couldn't see her face. *Okay, let's talk at home* Ellen replied. "Who is texting you?" Henry asked. "Steph, she wants to talk to me. I told her to wait till we get home." Ellen replied. "Oh, okay." He spoke. They all settled comfortably in the plane, when they got to the airport after everyone except Hellen, went through customs and immigration. Clara, Eric, Steph, Abby, Kelly, Ellen, and Henry sat in first class while the rest were in economy. Henry and Ellen sat at the right side with Clara and Eric behind them, while the girls sat at the left side where the seats were three on a row, next to Ellen and Henry. "I'm gonna miss this trip. God bless you, Henry for such a great idea." Kelly, the blabbermouth said. "Yeah bro, you outdid yourself this time. You deserve it though Elle, you are especially expensive." Eric said, Steph glaring at him. "You've been edgy since last night, what's wrong?" Abby whispered to Steph. "Don't worry, I'll explain it when we land." She replied.
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"Welcome back to Ghana." Henry teased as he led Ellen out of the plane. It was almost 7pm and Ellen was worried her parents might be home by now. As if on cue, her phone rang the moment she entered the car. It was her mom calling. "Uh hi mom. I'm fine please, how about you?... We thank God…I'm with the girls…we're at the cinema. Okay mom, we're coming, bye." Ellen ended the call and looked at Henry. "I don't like lying to my mom, but I can't tell her I'm with you either. My family isn't exactly a fan of you." "Really, why? I'm an angel." "Right, angel of death, you almost killed Steph with what you did to her. They don't really like you." Ellen explained and Henry chuckled. "No one really did anything to me. Do you think anyone will touch me if I hurt you?" Henry asked with a grin. Ellen was texting the girls in their group chat to meet at her house when he asked that. "Yes, I'll kill you. So will our friends. Why, are you planning on hurting me?" Ellen replied and asked. "No, just checking." He answered with a laugh. "There's Abby, I told them to wait for me at the gate so we can go in together. My parents are in." Ellen explained as their car pulled up at the gate. "Wait in." Henry said and got down. "Hey ladies." He greeted with a smile. "Hii Henry." They responded with a blush. He turned to open the door for Ellen and the girls squealed. "Awn such a gentleman." Kelly teased, bringing out her phone to record them. "Are you happy?" Henry asked her, backing her to the door, hand in hand. "Very. Thanks for everything Henry. You made my birthday special and romantic. Not every Ghanaian girl can say that. This weekend was perfect." Ellen commented, giving him a peck. "You are very welcome baby girl." Henry replied, giving her a hug. "You guys are going to give me diabetes with all this sweetness." Abby teased too. "Oh, you guys need nicknames for each other. What do you think about that?" Kelly proposed. "Yeah, that's a clever idea, but you guys have to go. Goodnight baby girl." Henry said and kissed her, in front of her friends. "Goodnight Handsome." Ellen replied with a blush. Henry left after bidding them goodnight. "You two are so cute. I think they have nicknames already." Abby commented with a smile. ""Goodnight baby girl, goodnight handsome". God you two are killing me." Kelly teased in a weird voice as they board the car.
"Oh, there you are. Come here sweetheart." Aaron greeted his daughter cheerfully as they got out of the car. He and Elena arrived about an hour ago to find the house empty. Elena had to call Ellen to find out where she was. Ellen rushed to hug her parents. Luckily for her, the girls had already prepared some clothes for her when they went abroad, so she wasn't dressed the same way she left yesterday. They were feeling jet lagged but couldn't afford to let the Wilsons know why they were feeling that way. "Good evening auntie, uncle. Elle, we'll go now." Abby greeted and turned to Ellen. "So soon? You girls should stay a bit longer." Elena urged. Ellen went to the trunk of the car to get her birthday presents. "Wow, I see someone had a happy birthday." Elena remarked with glee. "It was a birthday to remember." Kelly chimed in and Ellen blushed. "Wow, I want to hear all about it." Aaron said. "Huh? Oh, dad it's nothing serious. Just a girls' outing and the movies, that's all." Ellen quickly jumped to defense. "Exactly." Abby and Kelly replied simultaneously. "Okay, no need to get feisty." Aaron said with a grin. "Um it's getting late, so we'll take our leave now. Goodnight, everyone." Abby said once and they agreed. "You two take care of yourselves okay. I'm glad our daughter has you two as her friends. Thank you for making her birthday a special one in our absence." Elena said and hugged both girls' goodnight.