Chapter 9 My Painful Past

CHRISTINE...

With every ring on the phone, the race in my heart increased. I have somehow made Elliot agree to lend me his phone but don't have any idea if the person I called would pick up my phone.

However... He did.

"Hello?" His calm and deep voice came through the phone, squeezing my heart tight.

The voice, I am always eager to hear and missed so much. He is Michelle, my first love and last hope of survival. He is the man whom I still love but... He doesn't anymore. Now, he is the fiance of my sister, Carla.

"H...hello Michelle, it's me, Christine," I said, lowering my tone from Elliot so that he didn't hear my words.

There was an uncomfortable pause on the other side, making me anxious.

"Michelle?"

"What is it?" He snapped over the phone. I could hear impatience in his tone. He is annoyed. Yeah, I know. This is not new to me.

I wouldn't have called him but I didn’t have anyone else to call either.

I watched Elliot from the corner of my eyes, standing at the entrance of the dungeo