Ella opens the door to Rex on top of Julia, "Rex" Ella shout. Rex turns to see her standing at the door and wishes to get off Julia, who holds him still, "where do you think you are going too?" Ella running away from the door down the stairs like a ghost is chasing her, the tears she thought she had shed them all in the car were just an introduction. Ella had been beside Rex for 7 years but she had never walks on him making love to another woman. The least she had done is walk on him kissing or holding another girl, but having sex with another woman? No, at time Ella observed the way Rex will respect her present and stop touching Lea, who had never cared about her presence and she will always use Rex to make Ella jealous. Ella finds herself out of the door to the gate. She breaks, holding the gate with her left hand while her right hand holds her chest. She struggles to calm herself, but is proving difficult. She looks back and the house and its appearance is different in her eyes all of a sudden, this house used to be her lover's nest, a place she will always enter with joy written all over her face, a place to calm her trouble days, and she will narrate all the events of her day to Rex. Who is mostly busy while pretending to be listening to her, all the handwriting was written on the wall, but the absents of another girl in his life gives Ella hope of another good day to come. The houses which used to be a place of joy has just turned into a horrible nightmare in a plight of second. She's slowing draws herself out of the gate and raises her hand up for a car to break. "22 solace Junction Remap" said Ella as she enters the car and the further the car moves away from Rex's house, Ella can't stop herself from feeling she has finally reached the road of no return. Her most fearsome desire has come to pass without any preparations. Ella's place her head at the side of the car and closes her eyes to pretend it was a dream, but the sound of the car, the busy streets and the noises that pieces through her ears is a constant reminder that this is no dream but the unbearable beginning of her new life without Rex. "Without Rex?" Ella opens her eyes as the tears rise to her eyes, but she can't cry in a taxi. She blinds them back and decides to stars at the busy street to distract herself from her predicaments. As the car keeps passing through, nothing can distract Ella from the pain in her heart and even when the driver arrives at her destination, Ella can't recognize where she is. "Madam we are here" said the driver. Ella pays him and opens the door, walks outs of the car. Just to get off the car is too much for her and as she walks the shorts distance to her apartment she flashes back to Seeing Rex on top of Julia. She misses her step and almost falls, but immediately holds the walk leading to the gate of the building she lives in. Ella by pass her favorite neighbor without noticing, Tina after bypassing break and staring at Ella, "Hello Ella, are you ok" asked Tina. Ella realizes she has been absent-minded and she shakes her head in acceptance and increases her steps, so Tina will not inquire further. She rushes up the stairs and reaches her flat second door first floor, she opens the door, enters the room and walks gradually into the small apartment that is made up of just a room, kitchen, and toilet, which can't be compared with Rex mansion. She falls on the coach and decides to close her eyes as the tears start flowing. Found in the confine of her house, Ella decides to allow the tears flows unlimited. "Crying they say helps to reduce the pains" Ella though, She cries herself to sleep. Ella shakes in the middle of the night with a grumbling stomach, because of the lateness in the morning, the horrible scene with Asafor her boss and the heartbreaking event with Rex, Ella has not eaten or takes a drink since morning and hunger doesn't understand you are sad or happy, but hunger must be satisfy. Ella, struggled to get off the coach and put on the light to brighten the dark room, she opened the refrigerator, take out a bottle of milk and did not border to pour it inside a glass but starts drinking from the container. She walks back to the coach holding the container of Milk. She picks up her phone and discovers Princess Maya has been calling her and her phone is on silence. Ella quickly places the container of Milk on the table and dials the number of Princess Maya. She placed the phone on her ear, "please just pick the call I know is late" said Ella. "Hello Ella" replied Princess Maya, "what happened to you? I have been calling for some time now?". Princess Maya is Ella's best friend from when she was just 8 years old and because of her, many people had feared and respected Ella, Princess Maya is the Princess of Wattu Kingdom, she is authoritative but very kind when she wishes to be. Her presence in the life of Ella is a plus because she considers innocent Ella her protégée. She has never really supported Ella's obsession over Rex, and she is the one who had looked for Max to date Ella, so Ella can stop her obsession over Rex back then in the university.
Princess Maya can hear the heavy breathing of Ella on the phone. "Did Rex hurt you again?" Ella did not know whether to response yes or no because Princess Maya had narrated her future with Rex a few months ago and what she had said just happened. "Are you afraid I will say I told you so?" said Princess Maya. "I caught him red-handed on top of Julia". Ella reply. "Why are you surprised? Julia was his girlfriend way back in the university. Ella, you were just a means to console himself in the absence of Julia. What baffle me is that you know the truth, I told you to stop, but you couldn't let go. Do you think if it was another girl he was dating before the coming back of Julia, he will just abandoned her as such?". "The worst is that, my boss gave me a month's suspension and heading home I passed by Rex and met that horrible ordeal. I'm just so lonely and tire right now." Said Ella. "Why don't you visit the Wattu kingdom and meet your grandmother, I can take you to various places, and it will be like when we were kids," Princess replied. "Ok I will meet you in two days," Ella said. The Princess and Ella talks for a while before Ella falls to sleep with a new zeal to move and start a new life. The Princess is like an elder sister to Ella, they met back then when Ella's parents were still alive, and they took her to Wattu Kingdom. As a little girl, Ella was walking on the road when Princess Maya is passing through with her maids and Ella could not stop herself from appreciating her beauty, from then, they became friends and whenever Ella's parents take her to the Kingdom, she will meet the princess and play with her. When Ella's parents stop going to the Kingdom because of reasons unknown to her, Ella maintains the communications between her and Princess Maya and when it was time for Princess Maya to go to the university, she chose the same University Ella will be attending against the wishes of her parents. Ella and Princess Maya met again after a long time, and they decide to stay together even though Princess Maya was the one footing all the bills. A year into the university and Ella's parents died of a plan crush, leaving Ella alone and Princess Maya was there for her, assisting and helping her to overcome the depression and loss of both her parents. Princess Ella can go extra mile just to put a smile on the face of Ella and has always hated Rex for eradicating that smile with his attitudes.
Princess Maya used to tell Ella she can save her from everything except from Rex because whenever Princess Maya helps Ella walk away from Rex 10 steps away, one word from Rex will bring Ella back 20 steps into the life of Rex and Rex has been using this advantage for his benefit, making Princess Maya to hate him with every bone on her body. Maya gets up in the morning and up to now, Rex has not sent her a text or called. "What will he be explaining? Will he try to apologize to the woman who had been besides him all this while pleading and begging for his attention? What can he say that will change the unbearable situation at hand? He is back with the love of his life without paying a second thought at me, not once have he ever border to utter the word I love you or define the nature of their relationship. I need to forget about him". Though Ella. Failure, they say, is when you don't know when to stop trying as Ella goes and take her bath comes back to the room. After cleaning and arranging the scatter room, she starts packing her valise to leave for Watta kingdom. She opens the wardrobe and selects dresses that will suit the cold climate of the place she is coming from. Her parents are from Wattu but they stayed in the city and gave birth to Ella here. She is half way gone in packing when the bell rings. "Who can be visiting me now" she though , walking towards the door and opens the door. Rex is standing there staring at him.
"What are you doing here?" Ella requested while blocking the entrance of the door. "Can we talk"? Rex staring at Ella and same time, confused about what to say. When Julia had called him that she was back, all he wanted was to see her, hold her and make her know he missed her. Not once have Rex taken a second to think about Ella, he only realized last night that what he feels for Julia is no longer the same, but while trying to figure it out, he couldn't call Ella on the phone than to wait and meet her in person. Something in Rex changed while Julia was away, maybe it's just the fact that he has not forgiven Julia completely, but the guilt he feels towards Ella is way beyond explanation. "What is happening to me" though Rex on his way here. Rex sidewalk Ella and enters the room and, on seeing the valise on the bed, half pack. "Where are you going too?" Rex Demands, curious more than he has expected to be. Ella continues packing without a response, if it were before, Ella would have explained herself long before Rex even place a question. "Where are you going too?" Rex raises his voice. Ella turns and staring at him, "please, is none of your business where I'm going too". Ella Raise her voice too, turned and continued collecting dresses from the wardrobe without selecting them, this time in anger. "Ella, I'm sorry about yesterday, I should have told you she is back. I was afraid you will not understand". Rex said in a cold calm voice, like a saint. "I understand," Ella replied like it was nothing. That was not the reply Rex was expecting, what he had though was for Ella to shout, scream, insult him and for him to use the opportunity to hold her close again. Something he never knew he needed until the coming of Julia. "Why do I feel like I'm losing something when it is instead Ella that is getting hurt?" Rex thought while staring at Ella zipping the valise. "Ella, are you angry at me?" requested Rex. Ella carrying the valise off the bag walking to the coach, "no" she responds and turns to see Rex standing behind her, staring at Rex "why are you standing up?" Ella by pass him going to check on her shoes when Rex holds her hand draws her into his arms. Even Rex doesn't understand why he is doing this. As a man, after apologizing to her and not getting the require response, he should be on his way saying I have done my part, but instead he finds himself wanting to console the pains written in her eyes and his heartache on seeing her preparing to leave. Why this confusion, I have never really cared this much about Ella or payed attention to her needs, but the coming of Julia has changed so many things. Ella separate from him, "leave me alone, don't you ever touch or embrace me again" Ella shouting and walking away to the shoes' shelf when Rex closed the gap between them. "You have to tell me where you are going or else I will not allow you to leave" said Rex in that his calm seductive voice to Ella. Ella facing him for the first time since he entered the room, she realized Rex was worried about her but did not allow it to stop her anger. "I'm not your responsibility or your girlfriend or your friend who needs to reports to you about her activities". Ella said, trying to bypass him but Rex blocked her way, "you are my best friend, you know everything about me, I can't live without you and I came here for us to fix things" Rex said holding her arms. "There is no us Rex, there is only me in love with you, and you only recognize my worth when you are lonely, or horny or depressed or whatever…?" before Ella can finish her words, Rex does what he had wanted to do the moment he came in here. He closes her mouth with his, pushes her to the wall and kisses her with every strength he has in him, "I can't let you leave me until I figure out what is happening to me?" Rex, though. Ella struggles to push him away, but Rex gathers her into his arms and blocks any means of escaping his touch. He keeps on kissing her, defiling her to reject him. He sends his hand under her dress and caresses her thighs, while kissing her mouth he pushes her further into the wall and, with two hands, tear the front button of her dress revealing blossoms breast. He places his hand on her breast and sends another hand under her dress to touch her womanhood.
Ella: "please stop". "I want you so bad Ella, and it drives me crazy" Rex said in a seductive voice, thinking it will stop her resistance to accepting him. He places his mouth on her breast, knowing that is her weak point. Ella, shout 'hum mm' and bend behind to gets more from him. Rex places the other hand on her buttocks, pressing her womanhood to feel the hardness of his manhood, Ella could feel he needs her wants her, but the flash of him with Julia just yesterday passed through the mind of Ella, and she screamed "Nooo" push Rex away saying "I don't want you". Walking away, gathering the remains of her dress to cover her half naked body with tears filling her eyes, knowing what Rex is doing. Rex break to calm down himself, this is the first time a woman is rejecting him from love making and that woman happens to be Ella, the one person he had never though could say no to him. "What just happened?" though, Rex, how can Ella say no to me? "When Julia evacuate my life back then and Ella takes her place in my life? All I wanted was Julia back and now that she is here, what I'm I doing seducing another woman, begging her to make love to me. I'm losing it and I have to keep it together" Rex though as he turns to see Ella changing her dress, she did not border to hide her nakedness from Rex, it is not like it was the first time he was making love to her. Rex adjusts his dress and sits down. "What do you want" asked Rex? Ella is caught unaware of the question, how can Rex be asking what do I want?, doesn't he know what I want? "I don't want anything from you, Rex" walking away. Rex getting impatient, "why can't we just talk this out? You can't leave me alone, I need you, and you wouldn't tell me where you are going?" Ella sits down on the bed, it is obvious he will not leave if I don't tell him where I'm going too. "I'm going to Wattu Kingdom to visit my grandma and Princess Maya, you can leave now that you know". Ella said softly, "I can't allow you to walk away from me? Rex Reply. "This is not up for discussion, Rex" Ella shouting. "But I want you to stay besides me, I have never stayed on my own," Rex retaliates. Gets up and walks closer to her. "You have Julia make use of her" Ella said, getting up, so he will not touch her. "She can fill my position. Rex stands behind her. You know no one can ever fill your position Ella, you are the only one who knows me more than I know myself, I can't move a step or keep a single relationship if you are not around". Rex is shocked at the length he is going just to make her stay. Even when they were just friends, he never cares whether she is leaving or coming. Is it because they date in the absent of Julia? Rex Place his head on her shoulder holding her from behind, "please don't go", Rex said it like a child pleading for food from his mother. Ella confuses about what to do. What is so special about her being here? He is with Julia, and all the decisions she had taken last night with princess Maya sound like nonsense in the presence of Rex. Rex turns her into his arms and embraces her and holds her tight like never before, he could feel her resistance, fighting to break away, but Rex was determining to make her stay. Even if it means begging, " I can't lose you".
You can't lose who? Julia's response from nowhere. Both turn to see Julia standing at the door,
To be continued!
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