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,

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

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.

Three hours later, at around 3:30 pm, we decided to go to the mainland. Leo had easily worked out how to drive the boat and we were halfway across the pristine blue water. There was a harbour to park it and before long we were in the busy streets lined with white buildings and street food stalls. The glorious sun shone down onto my bare pale legs and arms which I had smothered me in sunscreen but I absorbed the summery warmth from it all the same."Coffee?" Leo asked as we walked by a quiet-looking cafe.

October 23rdThe next morning, Leo wasn't by my side. In his place was the heavenly smell of bacon.Like a possessed zombie, I climbed out of the high squishy bed and headed straight for the food."How are you feeling Ella?" Leo asked, sensing me the second I entered the kitchen.