Teenage Girl Online Relationship Secrets and Lying to Her Boyfriend Ella spent almost every day for the next few weeks talking to Ben. They told each other everything about themselves and were dangerously close to becoming more than friends. Eventually, having to get on the computer to talk to each other was too much of a hassle, and they were both spending way too much time hiding in their rooms. Ella's mom had gotten her a cell phone with an unlimited texting plan, and Ella assumed she'd never use it. But when Ben asked for her phone number so they could text each other, she realized it was a very good present from her mom. After this, they just began talking more. Ben was 19 as well, but he was in his sophomore year of college at the University of Illinois. He had lived in Illinois with his family his whole life. He had two sisters, and he had a brother, but he died the year before. Ben would hardly talk to anyone about losing his brother, but talking to Ella about it made him feel better. She was the only person who didn't make him feel ridiculous for still being sad. Ben was majoring in psychology; he wanted to be a psychiatrist. Ella often talked to him about her relationship with her mother. She still wasn't sure how much she wanted Jenna in her life, even though she was putting herself in a pretty permanent position. Ella couldn't convince herself to forgive her mom. What she had done to Ella wasn't fair. …but everything was about to change
