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 tears started falling.

the tough facade she had shown him earlier

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

went to L City was to

going to spend some time and have a few nice meals with them. But none of that ever happened. What was waiting for her was the news

and didn't call. But when it

asked the neighbors but never really got an answer. All of them just looked at her

they looked at her. However, she started to panic after she didn't hear anything about her grandparents for the whole day. She went to the

about them at first.

told her that her grandparents had passed

lives, but this sickness caught on them all of a sudden. With their age, it took their lives very

they might fight it

the story, she

grandparents were fine during their last visit to J City. She didn't believe that any sickness could just take

known, she would not agree

until she decided to return

on the bed, holding her knees, her head

was so hard for her to accept that they had

a breakfast

up at him, surprised, "Why are you still

swollen, but she couldn't keep her tears from falling down.

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

him with

she

he told her she would not

took over Ellie.

know what to do.

on her.

hate the idea of getting close

she was happy when he was around.

wasn't sure about what she was feeling,