[Story] Ella Episode 2

# ELLA

Continues

chapter 2

The three of us eventually walked to a

secluded part of the church. It was a

building under construction. It would

serve as accomodation for the parish

priest once it is completed. I have never

been inside the building before, i only

see it from a distance. It was quite neat

inside, not as littered with nails and

plank as i would have thought. The

planks were neatly arranged on pieces

of blocks to form a kind of bench, it

was as if it was a regular meeting point.

I sat down comfortably, on one of the

make shift benches, Ehis sat beside me.

And Ruth sat on a different bench, st the

other end of the room. She immediately

brought out her phone and started

playing temple run. Ehis focused all his

attention on me, he communicated in a

way that made me feel more

comfortable with him. That was the day

i got to know that he too was a student

at uniben. He told me a lot about

himself, and was genuinely interested in

me. He asked about my family, and why

he has never seen me around after

practice. I managed to find words to

explain my parents attitude to him, and

how much i missed going out. He

understood how boring my life was.

After much talking and encouraging me,

Ehis told me i wasn’t the only one with

strict parents. He assured me that his

parents were once like that, but he

found a way to cope. He told me he

could help me handle my parents.

There was a long pause in our

conversation, all the while i was looking

at the floor. Ehis moved alittle closer,

held my hand with one hand, and began

to speak in a gentle and captivating

voice. “Ella, you are the most beautiful

girl I have ever known, i think about you

everyday, but i have never had the

chance to tell you how i really feel about

you” he pulled my chin, looked straight

into my eyes, and whispered softly ”

Ella, i love you” i felt as if my heart was

going to burst, it was beating so fast.

No one has ever told me that before.

The whole world stoped before my very

eyes. I couldn’t say anything, i didn’t

even know what to say. I just know that

i spend my night thinking about him too,

he didn’t seem like the “wolf” my mum

described. I was so lost in my own

thoughts, i barely noticed when he

brought his phone out, typed in

something, and put it back in his

pocket. I was still lost in my thoughts

and fantasies when Ruth’s phone

buzzed from the other side of the

building. She sprang up from her sit,

and told me she was going to ease

herself. When she left, it suddenly don

on me that Ehis and i where all alone in

that uncompleted building. I became a

little scared inside. Today would be a

day that changed my whole world.

To be continued……