The crowd then began to silently disperse.
"He isn't dead," Leo said, marching over to Lia.
"He... he's... he's not dead?" she asked as Elena let go of her and Leo pulled her into a tight hug.
Leo shook his head.
October 20thThe next day, Leo had almost completely healed, which meant Haden couldn't be far behind. We went to the Loren household only to find that Lia was desperate to see him. She begged Leo until he gave in to get him from the hospital where he was being held in and bring him back to the house."Are you sure honey?" Rosa asked after Leo had left. "It wouldn't hurt to wait a couple of days."
We agreed to run to the base because Leo had to be there for work but we went a scenic route along a river to a small waterfall.Leo pushed me in, it was cold, I splashed him, he splashed me back harder. I ended up dripping from head to toe and drowning in Leo's enormous but very warm jacket."Looking a little damp, Luna," a voice said from behind us when we reached the base.
October 20thAllison showed me to the building. It was crawling with guards but there'd have to be more than a burly man armed with knives to deter us.So we crept through the forest to get to the back where we slowly sidled up to the back wall."Now what?" I asked.
Leo.He was at the bottom of the stairs with a guard. I stared at him, my heartbeat raising as my hand grew weak and slipped off the railing on the stairs."What you think we don't have CCTV?" Leo said a dark expression on his face as he held one of the onions up in his hand. "Do you ever think anything through, Ella?""Leo, I-" I stuttered,
Chapter 51:As soon as we had arrived back at the house after a tense car journey, I stormed up the stairs and into a random room. It had a lock and I immediately bolted it. Leo took his time to follow me."Ella," He said in a bored tone."Go away," I spat. "I want to be alone."
He was gone for hours and I just watched the TV, bored as a rock but unable to bring myself to move. We all know the feeling."What the hell are you watching? Keeping up with the Kardashians?" Leo asked, sitting down next to me after finally reappearing.I looked at him, scowled and then returned my eyes to the screen."I don't want to talk
October 22ndAfter a five-hour sleep, a gentle shake woke me.It was 4:30 am.The sun was yet to rise."Urghhh," I groaned. "It's too early..."
After boarding the plane, we settled down into our designated seats. Leo herded me in first where I sat and stared out the window for the whole of take-off."I should have just bought our own first-class tickets. Fuck Luca's mouldy cereal packet vacation," Leo grumbled a few hours later, attempting to stretch his legs."Are their TV screens in first class?" I asked, reading over the safety leaflet for the third time.