A Love Trap

"Ellie! Stop... talking... like that!" he spluttered.

Francis might have been with a lot of women, but he took nobody seriously. Those women knew it and they didn't mind.

But Ellie was different. He never thought of treating her badly.

He could not fathom why she had to hurt herself like that.

He was really upset. Not because of what she thought about him, but because of how she saw herself.

The worst part of it was that she called him "Mr. Francis." The fact that she called him "Mr. Francis"

hurt him the most.

Ellie closed her eyes and pursed her lips. She didn't say anything.

Francis grabbed both her shoulders and forced her to look at him. "Ellie, please tell me you're joking." He looked at her, his eyes firm with pleading and frustration. "Please tell me you didn't mean any of what you just said."

Francis' eyes spoke sincerely to Ellie.

She couldn't take another look at him. She needed strength to say what she was about to say, "No, I meant everything I said."

Francis could see right through her lie. He shouted, "Look me in the eye and tell me again! You didn't mean any of that, right?"

Ellie looked into his eyes, her visage as fierce as the crunching in her chest. "I meant it. I meant every bit of it. You may leave Mr. Francis."

Ellie pointed to the door gesturing for Francis to leave.

"Fine!" Francis clenched his jaw and gnashed his teeth in anger.

He let go of her and turned around to leave.

The thud that came from the shutting door made Ellie flinch. As the door closed, the room fell into silence.

Ellie could only look at the direction where he had gone.

wrapped herself with her shaking arms to hold herself. Her

she had shown him earlier had started

left for real. She was

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and have a few nice meals with them. But none of that ever happened. What was waiting

surprise them and didn't call. But when it was getting dark, and they were still not home, she

them just looked at her with sad faces and tried to avoid her.

didn't care about the way they looked at her. However, she started to panic after she didn't hear anything about her grandparents for the

about them at first.

grandparents had passed away and it

on them all of a sudden. With their age, it took their lives very quickly. No one had expected its

that they might fight

the story, she didn't believe them.

J City. She didn't believe that any sickness could just take their lives.

would not agree

she mourned until she decided to

house and saw her sitting on the bed, holding her knees, her head buried between

was so hard for

He places a breakfast

at him, surprised, "Why

looked miserable. Her eyes were red and swollen, but she

forget what I told you last night? No matter what happens, I will be with

at him with a

didn't know if she should

sounded really tempting when he told her she would not be alone.

over

didn't know what to do.

parents' failed marriage had left a huge traumatic mark on her. She had stayed away from men

different. She didn't hate the idea of getting

but she was happy when he

sure about what