Writer's PovFour days and Harrison barely slept. He was punishing himself and he wasn't enjoying it. Whenever Serena came around, he'd pretend to be in love with her fake smiles. He wondered if Eleanor was being tortured, if she was sleeping well, or if she even slept at all. She had led him in a marriage dance of sorrow and he wasn't going to let it go just like that. Harrison read the headlines of the newspaper and found Eleanor's face as a prime suspect in the crime. He read the page and found out that she wouldn't say anything. The papers also talked about how she has been abandoned by him due to her bad behavior.Everyone thinks she was but I was in between, what difference would it make? Having her back, saving her was going to destroy the family's name. He tossed the newspaper on the ground. Surely the maids would pick it up and throw it into the bin.The doorbell rang and Serena entered in her all-fancy style. How could she be so happy when someone we both know is under poli
Writer's POVEleanor day in the cell, drawing a line on the wall with a stone, counting the number of days she had spent there. A week and still counting. She hated that she kept waiting to see Harrison, hoping she was wrong about him not being about her. She rested on the wall, tossing the stone far away. Counting the days was hopeless, she needs her father.A cop came by and fumbled with the keys and the lock of her gate. She sat there, behaving like she wasn't aware that her gate was being opened. "Someone is here to see you."She jolted up. "Me?" She wasn't sure she heard well. It's been seven days and no one came to see her. So eager to see who it was although she wasn't hoping it would be Harrison. Harrison won't be coming again, she kept reminding himself. She followed the cop to the visiting room.Nikki stood there, smiling with pity at Eleanor. Eleanor smiled, she has been expecting her. She sat down and used the telephone that was in the corner of the room. They both stared
Writer's POV"Sorry, did you just say that she recorded everything? All her conversations with Mary?" The judge asked and father nodded. The judge raised his brows in surprise. He sat back and focused his gaze on the other defendant. Everyone in the courtroom already knew where this was going."Bring your evidence forward." Eleanor gave them the flash drive and they played it to the whole room. It was loud and vivid, the parents recognized it as their daughter's voice. Hearing her voice again gave Eleanor goosebumps. She wasn't able to do anything, anything at all. He felt terrified, if there were nothing left for her, she'd just accept that she killed Mary and make that the end of her story. After the recording was played, the judge asked Eleanor to step forward. She did. She went to the podium, placed a hand on a book of law and the other in the air beside her ear. "I vow to say the truth and nothing but the truth.""So why did you record Mary's voice if you had no idea what she wa
Writer's POV Harrison sat in front of the television, gulping down the fourth bottle of liquor. He always made mistakes but this crowned it all. How pathetic he was, so heartless and stupid. He should have believed Eleanor from the very first time she said it. He blinked hard and resisted the urge to throw a bottle at the TV. "Fuck!" He screamed, lashing out his anger on anything his hands touched as he rose from the chair he was seated in. Full of pain and regrets. He went to Eleanor's room, the scent of her body still lurked around. Her bed was neatly laid, and the room was tidy. As Eleanor went out and she'd soon be back, Harrison laid on her bed, expecting what he knew too well was not coming back home. Loneliness kicked in, he needed her badly. You never know what you have until you lose it, that quote was proving itself to him at the moment. He opened a book he found on her table, took him moments to realize she was putting all her thoughts in the book, more like a mini dia
Writer's POVEverything had changed, and yet on the surface, nothing was different. Gabriel Carol, Eleanor's Father, was effusive in his work as a father. He has managed to keep the sanity in the house, keeping Eleanor at arm's length. Jess frequented Eleanor's room and Van kept her updated on the latest things she needed to know about school. Of course, she still wanted to go to school. She had nothing to do now that she was on her own.Not a single call or message had come from Harrison since the day she left the court, why was she expecting? To gather her life back, she would focus on being an artist and put every other thing aside, including love. Her heart still shivers from the thought of Harrison holding her hand once again. Why? Because she loved him. He was essential to her being like air and water. He gave her a purpose beyond mere existence.And now, as she read her books and sucked on a strawberry candy, she realized less harm had been done. "Are you inside?" Her father's
Writer's POV Serena got married to Harrison in haste. She'd told him to take his time but he insisted on having it right away. The wedding wasn't what Serena thought for herself. The guests were so few, the wedding wasn't announced. It took place in a Catholic Church, very close to their house. Serena felt so bad about getting married in a Catholic church, all the bad things she did to Eleanor wouldn't let her mind rest. Harrison wasn't happy on the day of their wedding, barely smiling at the guest. She wanted Harrison and he was hers now but why does she feel like she has taken something that isn't hers? Something that wasn't meant for her? They had no honeymoon and Harry became worse. He would slice a maid's face with a knife if she put too much sugar in his tea or coffee, he didn't hesitate to shoot a guard who got under his nerves. As for her, she stayed in a separate room downstairs. He put a lock on Eleanor's room and would hit anyone he saw around the room. He was possessed
Writer's POV"... and that's all they did in the class. It was just too much for me to understand. How do you even understand the things you are taught in class? Eleanor, you are a genius." Jess paced about in the sitting room while Van was busy with his video games. "It's not that hard Jessica, you are just too stubborn to understand. Try to be open-minded, maybe it would allow you to assimilate the things you are being taught. You should confide in me too, it's not hard to do. I understand math and some other subjects," Eleanor answered her sister and flipped a page of the book she was reading.She was studying color blending and how to use oil paint. it was the next idea she just made up. "You should try something better, like art. In art, you express your heart and feelings. It's not compulsory though, I'm just a lover of heart." Jess hissed and went to her room like Eleanor wasn't making much sense to her. Eleanor paid no attention to Jess's storming foot. Eleanor's phone rang
writer's pov"I would be able to see Hendrix easily and also get to play with Magny for two weeks," Eleanor said to herself on her bed. She rolled on her bed again facing her door. It was just two weeks, sure she could survive but waking up every day with the thought that Harrison was living in the same house was driving her mad. Her phone rang, Emil was taking his job as her best friend so seriously. She chuckled and picked up. "I'm sure you laughed before picking up," Emil said while laughing. "I think you have a camera stationed in my room now. It feels so good, speaking to you on a call like this. Ummm…""You are thinking about Harrison ain't you? If it bothers you too much, why don't you just go, risk it and come back in two weeks? It's just two weeks, okay." Emil had no idea how much two weeks were for Eleanor. For Eleanor, it was simply two weeks of torture. She couldn't imagine how it would feel, living with Harrison for two solid weeks and not being who she used to be worrie