Xaiden's POV.

I stared in her hypnotizing emerald eyes, the one that could make someone lost in the thoughts of their beauty. She was staring at me shocked, surprised and deep in them, I saw something else.

A warm feeling. A mysterious thing, the thing which attracted me the very first time, a secret lying deep within those emerald eyes. But now, my attention, my thoughts, my heart, everything was captivated by all of her.

I was holding her angelic face in my hand as she was looking intently in my eyes. My other hand enlaced in her. Her soft hand fitting perfectly in mine and I smiled, feeling her soft touch against mine.

Our eyes never did once waver. We both lost in each other as my eyes moved down to her nose and then to her lips. Pink, plump and soft.

At once, I wanted to capture them, devour them and then taste them. I wanted to bite these soft lips of her and then slowly wanted to make her feel what I was feeling. I wanted to tell her how she had made me lose my senses.

My eyes went back to her emerald ones before I could lose my control. "Ella!" I called her name. She didn't say anything. She was just sitting there in front of me, feeling lost. My heart was beating crazily and I couldn't help but want more. I wanted to be more than just friends. I wanted all of her. I wanted her to be mine. I wanted her close. I wanted to hold her, to kiss her luscious lips countless times.

It felt like I could see the entire world in her eyes. It felt like I could see a reflection of mine in her existence. But how was this possible? How could a person like me, who was grown with no love and in harsh realities, find someone like her?

The way she'd smile, the way she'd blush. Everything of hers made me insane.

I knew, deep down, I had feelings for her.

Intense feelings!

Maybe, this thing was even stronger than just a feeling.

My father warned me to stay away from love. He warned me to never let my heart belong to anyone, to never love someone. He warned me that it was a weakness. But I couldn't stop it. I couldn't stop myself who got pulled towards this girl from the very first day.

I tried hard. I tried my best to keep my heart to myself but now this was getting difficult. It was out of my league now. My heartbeats weren't mine now, they were already hers a long ago. The moment, I called her for the first time, my heart was already in her control. Now, my heart only beats for her. My heart now belonged to her. She was the queen of it.

I failed. I failed in holding myself and my heart back.

I am sorry, dad! I am sorry, for I have fallen in love.

I had fallen in love with this girl right here, right in front of me. I had fallen for this angel who was pure and honest unlike me. 

I inched closer and she did as well. She closed her eyes and I smiled.

"Ella!" I called her name because I wanted to see her eyes when I would kiss her for the first time.

"My Ella!" I whispered. I inched closer, ready to claim her pink cherry lips. At once, the cabin shook making our heads bump into each other.

"Ouch!" We both winced in pain. I rubbed my head as I opened my eyes.

Damn!

What a spoiler!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck!

I cursed under my breath. I was just a little away from tasting her luscious lips.

Damn!

Fuck you, damn thing!

I grunted and looked in her direction. She was staring at me with a bewildered look on her face. She was panting heavily.

"El-" I tried to hold her hand as she quickly jerked it away, leaving me shocked.

"Ella? What... Look I am s..."

Damn! I couldn't say sorry!

I didn't wanna say sorry!

Why would I? I wanted that!

I was not sorry at all!

"Ella!" I whispered again as she just shook her head. Her face was hidden in her blonde hair. Her hand went up to her face as I heard her muffled cries.

Why was she crying?

"Ella! Ella! Listen to me! Don't... Please don't cry... Please!" I tried to hold her but stop, afraid she'd push it away

I couldn't see her cry. I couldn't see her hurt. I couldn't see her tears, and knowing I was the reason behind them, it made my heart clench.

I wanted to be the reason behind her smile, her happiness, her blush, cute and surprised expressions... Not after her tears, her cries, her pains. I didn't want her to cry because of me.

"El-"

"Please! Don't touch me. Please!" She cut me off as I was going to held her hand to comfort her. I bit my lip as my heart shattered to pieces.

Don't touch her?

How could I?

I wanted to hold her in my arms. I wanted to touch her face and kiss her lips every day...

How could I not touch her?

It could never happen! I won't allow it.

The wheel stopped and as soon as the cabin opened, she stepped out of it and ran into the crowd before I could stop her.

"Ella!" I shouted as I ran after her.

Please! Don't act like this! Please, Ella!

"Ella!" I ran after her and on the way bumping into others. The people would shoot a glare at me but I don't give a fuck. I was only worried about her.

"Ella?" I shouted her name as she was lost in the crowd. My chest getting tighter as my heart started to hurt.

Where was she? Why was she doing this to me?

I took out my phone and dialling her number, I waited for her to pick up.

Three rings...

Four rings...

Five rings...

Damn it! Ella! Pick up!

I kept on searching for her as I continued to call her.

Pick up! Pick up!

I turned to a corner and as I dialled her number. I heard the phone ringing.

Ella?

I followed the ring tune. It was close to where I was standing. A hope inside my heart with every step towards it.

Please! Please let it be her! Please!

The ringing stopped but I spotted a girl standing just a few steps away from me, looking at her phone.

"Ella!" I said as I placed a hand on her shoulder. She turned to me and for a second, my heart stopped.

Ella?

"Sorry! Who are you?" The girl looked at me confused. Her hair blonde and her outfit similar to that of Ella's.

She was not her!

Damn it!

"Sorry. Got the wrong person." I turned around to continue my search.

My phone rang and I quickly looked at it hoping that it would be Ella but to my disappointment, it wasn't.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Xaiden! Where are you? Only half an hour's left before the school offs. We need to reach back," Jessica told me.

"Yeah! I... We'll be there," I said and cut the call.

Where are you, Ella?

I searched the whole area twice but no sign of her.

God! Where was she?

I went out of the park and sat on the footpath near where my motorbike was parked.

My mind was still confused about why she ran away. Why she acted that way? And where could have she gone? I swore I could sense that she wanted it too. I could sense it the way she closed her eyes and didn't avert her eyes. Then what did go wrong?

I called her once again. This time, I again heard the ringing of the phone. I stood up and started to move that way. The ringing stopped but this time, I heard sobs, like someone was crying. My heart racing as I took long strides towards it. I looked behind the car standing near my motorbike.

"Ella?" I called her name as I knelt down on my feet in front of her. She was sitting there on the pedestrian path, her head bowed down on her arms as she was sobbing. On hearing her name, she looked up. Her eyes were puffy from crying. She averted her eyes the moment they met with mine, and my mind screamed.

No! Ella! Look at me!

She stood up and wiped her eyes by the sleeve of her shirt. She turned around and started to walk away from me. This made me mad. What was wrong with her? Why was she running away from me? I hated this.

I ran after her and held her arm. "Ella! Wait!" I turned her towards me. "Stop with your running," I said with a stern look this time.

"Leave!" She said back with the same look.

"Ella! What's wrong with you?" I growled, this time. She was making me lose my sanity. She was making me furious and mad. She was testing my patience.

"Xaiden! Just let me go!" She shouted back, trying to make herself free. Her eyes squeezed shut as she again started sobbing. "Please, let me go." Her voice breaking down as she continuously struggled to make herself free. Seeing her like this, I wanted to hold her in my arms. I wanted to hug her and tell her that this won't be happening. Not soon. I won't let it happen.

"No! I am not leaving you."

"Please! Please, Xaiden! You don't understand. I, " she paused, "I don't want you to get hurt. Please let me go." Her voice lowered down to a mere whisper.

"Ella! Please! Look at me! What happened to you all of a sudden?"

She shook her head not looking at me.

"Ella! Look at me, " I whispered, trying to show how worried I was for her.

She slightly opened her eyes and I held her chin gently, making her look in my eyes. Her beautiful emerald eyes all red and puffy and she was looking at me with begging eyes. Her eyes welled in tears as I felt a fear in them.

Fear? But why? What kind of fear?

"Xaiden! I.... I.... Xaiden..." She tried to say something but stopped.

"What are you trying to say? What is it, Ella?" I was confused and torn by seeing her like that.

What was she trying to say and how I'd get hurt? What was all this shit?

"You don't know the real me. Please! I can't see you hurt! I can't let anything happen to you." She averted her eyes as fresh tears roll down her pink cheeks. Her lips quivering as she sniffled.

The real her? What does that mean? What was the real her?

I pulled her closer and held her closer to me despite all those thoughts and questions in my mind. I caressed her back and kissed her head as she was still sobbing. I held her tightly in my arms.

"I'm not leaving you, Ella. I won't be leaving you. No matter what," I whispered and drew back to see her. Her terrifying eyes stared back at me. "I'm not leaving. So, don't make it hard for yourself." I kissed her on the forehead and she closed her eyes.

One thing was clear now. There was definitely more to her. She was afraid of something or someone, and she was hiding it.

But the question was...

What was exactly that thing?

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Poor, Ella!

What would you have done if you were in the place of Ella?

Lots of love,
Anna!