After sending off Beth and Maya, Ryo sat on a chair and played with his phone while he waited for Ellie. He perked up his ears while playing. He has already cleared 10 levels. But there was still no trace of Ellie.
His brows furrowed. Looking at his watch, an hour has already passed.
“Where the fuck are you. Ellie?” he muttered under his breath.
He stood up to go out of the door again. His eyes squinted in the road’s direction leading to her shop, trying to spot her car from a distance.
Looking at the horizon before him, he could see the red-orange sky and the bright orb setting at a distance. His jaws popped. For each minute that passed, he felt more and more distressed.
Since this morning, an ominous feeling has bothered him. He could not put a finger on what it was. From observing Maya and Beth’s behavior the entire day, he felt Ellie could be in danger.
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Ryo scooped Ellie from the ground and carried her up to her living space. He placed her on the floor only to allow her to fish the key from her pocket, then lifted her up again.After settling her on the couch, he went to the bathroom and filled the tub. After he filled the tub, he found Ellie hugging her knees to her chest while she sat on the couch. Her chin rested on them and rocked herself back and forth, while staring blankly into space.His chest tightened at the sight of her. Hair disheveled, her eyes round and unsteady. The corner of her lips swollen and showed signs of bruising. His hands formed into fists on his sides as he recalled how pitiful she looked trying to fend off her attacker.“Ellie…” he softly called her. She did not seem to hear him. He approached her and touched her shoulder. Ryo’s heart broke when she flinched from his touch, and her eyes rounded in fear. Her pa
Ryo woke up to the smell of fried bacon. He shifted on the bed and felt the space beside him. Unlike earlier, he did not get up in panic. He walked up to the corner of her room, finding a familiar paper bag which he knew contained clothes she bought for her brothers. He rummaged through the bag but only found an underwear that fit him. The other clothes were for Vince.A hoodie hanging by her closet handle caught the corner of his eye. The hoodie’s size fit him, but the print and the color screamed they belonged to Ellie. It’s a peach colored hoodie with a cartoon cake slice in front. He smelled it, and Ellie’s faint scent tickled his nose.Ellie had already worn this, he surmised. He shrugged his shoulders and brought the underwear and the hoodie into the bathroom.His quick shower not only cleansed him, but woke him up. He loved the smell of Ellie’s shampoo and body wash on him. After h
It’s almost sundown when Ellie and Ryo completed their deliveries. Grumble! Ryo looked in Ellie’s direction wide eyed and cheeks puffed as he stopped himself from laughing. “What? I’m famished,” Ellie said, rolling her eyes at him as she backed her car and merged into the traffic. “Let’s grab a bite.” She threw a quick glance at Ryo, who nodded at her. His smile reached his ears. She ignored him and drove to the nearest burger joint in the area. After a while, they sat in the crowded stall eating greasy burger. “Mmm… this is good,” Ryo said before taking another big bite of his cheeseburger. “Uh-hum” was the only answer Ellie could muster while chewing on her burger. She wiped the grease from her mouth, then gulped on her cold cola. “How long is
Ellie woke up feeling a little uncomfortable. Ryo’s weight was on her. He slept like a child on her chest. They could no longer moved to her bedroom. Their exercise exhausted them. Both collapsed on the couch.She caressed Ryo’s yellow locks. He looked innocent in his sleep. Her finger traced each of his thick brows, then slid to trace the bridge of his nose. Ryo stirred in his sleep. He propped himself on his elbows to look her in the eyes.“You’re beautiful,” he said through his raspy voice. Ellie cupped his face to peck on his mouth. After the quick kiss, both got up from the couch.“Get dressed. Naya will be here in a while,” Ellie said as she picked her clothes on the floor and put them back on her body.She busied herself in the kitchen while Ryo bathed in her bathroom. As soon as she turned her stove off, he
After two hours, Ellie parked in front of a beach house. “Naomi, we’re here,” Ellie said as she shook her friend’s shoulder.Naomi sleepily opened her eyes and looked around her. She smiled, then moved out of the car. Ellie and Ryo followed.Once inside, Naya showed them their rooms. “You guys get ready while I get the boards,” she said, leaving Ellie and Ryo.As soon as they were alone and their room locked, Ryo hugged Ellie and kissed her lips thoroughly.“Ryo, let’s not get ourselves worked up.” She said, catching her breath. “We only have until ten in the morning before the water gets flat again.” Ryo groaned in her neck to complain. “Come on, change to your board shorts.”Ryo let her go to do as she asked, but he gave her a pout throughout the exercis
“Vince, your brother called me to say, Angelo is out,” Naya said, looking at Ellie’s eyes from the rear-view mirror.Ellie stepped on the brakes, making Naya and Ryo move forward because of inertia. “What?!?” Ellie shifted her body to look at Naya.“Angelo, he’s out.”“What the…”“You did not press charges so of course, the Police had to let him go.” Naya gave her friend a disappointed look. “I still can’t believe you did not press charges,” she continued, shaking her head.Ryo gave Ellie a sideways look. His jaws popped as he clenched them tightly. He opposed Ellie’s decision to not press charges.“I kno
When the afternoon came, Naya gave some lame excuse to not go to her brother’s social night. Since Ryo and Ellie were already dressed up and they had also promised Collin of their attendance, they left Naya to sleep the day away.Ellie dressed in a flowy maxi dress, while Ryo once again wore one of her shirts and board shorts. The two drove to the restaurant at a more relaxed pace. They even stopped at the side of the road to admire the sunset.“Why do you like wearing my shirts?” Ellie asked, looking at the shirt Ryo wore. This one is a white shirt with a Mickey Mouse print. Ryo gave her a shrug for an answer. Ellie wrapped her arm around his waist and leaned her head on his shoulder. They leaned against her car and watched the giant fireball descend from the horizon.“I will miss you, Ryo,
The weekend passed like a heartbeat. Naya had to travel back to Manila for another event she needed to organize. After Naya and Ryo exchanged numbers and had another photo, Naya went in her car and drove away.Ellie waited for Ryo in the car. She’s looking at the orders from her phone when Ryo hopped in the car. “Ready?” She asked, putting her phone on the dashboard.“Yup!” Ryo said after buckling his seat belt. Ellie is particular with seat belts and would not start the car unless everyone’s buckled up. Ryo picked up her phone from the dashboard. “Can I?” He asked, waving the phone to Ellie.“Sure. 949581.”“What are those numbers?”“Library card number” she winked at him before makin