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.

her shaking arms to hold

as if all the tough facade she

Everyone had left for real. She was really all alone.

reason why Ellie went to L

But none of that ever happened. What was

wanted to surprise them and didn't call. But when it

really got an answer. All of them just looked at

started to panic after she didn't hear anything

talking about them at first. She tried to ask again.

had passed away and it had already been a

all of a sudden.

to know how little time they had before they passed. They told the neighbors not to tell Ellie. They said that they might fight it through and they didn't want to make

she didn't believe

fine during their last visit to J City. She

not agree

she mourned until she decided to return

Ellie's house and saw her sitting on the bed, holding her knees, her head

was so hard for her to accept that they had spent a night

let's eat something first." He places a breakfast platter on

up at him, surprised, "Why

eyes were red and swollen, but she

to her, Francis sighed, "Did you forget what I told you last night? No matter what happens, I will be with you. You are

with a

she should

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

took over

know what

traumatic mark on

hate the idea of

realized it, but she was happy when he

felt lost. She wasn't sure about what she was feeling, but she knew that she cared about