LUCASEverything seemed so surreal to me. In a twinkling of an eye, I had lost Ella. It was hard for me to believe that Ella pretended to be in love with me. Nova seemed to be convinced that she had been acting, but I tried to reason with her. "No, Dad, you do not know her as much as I do," she said. "I've known her for years. She's someone who will do anything, just to be on top. Please, Dad, listen to me.""It's fine," I said to Nova, as I stroked her hair. "I hate Ella so much," Nova added. "You know, before, I just saw her as my enemy. I didn't really hate her, I just disliked her. But now? Forget it, Dad. Ella is really evil.""I understand," I said to Nova. "I'll never give her the chance to come close to us again. It was my fault for giving her the opportunity. Please forgive me." Nova smiled at me. "Thank you. I'm also sorry, Dad. If it weren't for me, Ella wouldn't have set her sights on you. You would not have been her target, and you would not have gotten hurt in the pro
ELLAAfter listening to Aiden, I felt sick to my stomach. What a stupid excuse! He didn't want to hurt Nova, so he chose to date her and told her he loved her. That was a recipe for heartbreak, so how could he say he didn't want to hurt her? And his reasons for not telling me about his feelings for me were all crap. As far as I was concerned, Aiden betrayed me. He betrayed my trust. I loved him so much as a friend, and perhaps if I had known about his feelings for me, I wouldn't have been so close to him. I would have set boundaries.I was so close to him because I thought he saw me like a sister, just like I saw him as a brother. I thought he would never think of me in that way. I mean, we've been so close since we were little, but he broke my trust. He caused me so much pain, and now because of what he did, I may never get Lucas back. And that was the most painful part of it all.But no, I was not going to lie down and accept what I did not do. There were things I was guilty of, an
AIDENAfter Ella left my house, I felt really sad and depressed. Everything had gotten out of hand in a way I never planned or expected. Yes, I had always loved Ella, but I never wanted to hurt her. Her happiness was important to me. Although deep down, I had wished that her relationship with Lucas would not work out, I still supported her. I was true to her and helped her in whatever she asked me to do. It was sad that I had caused her this level of pain. I had also hurt Nova, and I regretted it. But I didn't know what to do. Back when Nova was making advances at me, I felt somehow about rejecting her. I didn't know how to push her away, and the only reason I had gotten close was because of the issue involving Lucas. And now, I ended up hurting her. But I knew what I needed to do. I was going to make things right for Ella because she wasn't a bad person. Yes, she could be dramatic and she had her issues, but she was a good person. She was my best friend.After deciding on what to
ELLAI was surprised when Nova took the initiative to speak to me and wanted me to meet someone. Although I wouldn't deny that a part of me was worried and afraid, as I knew Nova was vindictive. She may have thought of a plan to teach me a lesson or even get me beaten up. That was probably why she wanted me to meet someone. However, I couldn't back down. I had to meet this person because it was the only way to show my sincerity. Of course, I wasn't hoping that Lucas would forgive me, but getting Nova's anger to calm down would make me feel better. Maybe, just maybe, sometime in the future, she might not hate me so much, and Lucas might be inclined to take me back. As far as I was concerned, I was going to love him for probably the rest of my life.So I followed her, got into my car, and drove behind her. She was driving towards a private garden, which was high-end and very few people ventured there. I became scared considering how private it was. If it turned out that she was planni
ELLALucas directed me to the most beautiful resort I had ever been to. I was surprised that it belonged to him.It had a high-rise hotel and Lucas led me into the building. We ended up on the highest floor and got into one of the suites. It was beautifully furnished but I was surprised that Lucas had the key card with him. "How did you know that we would end up coming here?" I asked him.He smiled. "Well, I didn't know for a fact. "Before now, I had thought of bringing you here but something happened, and, of course, you know what happened, and our plans got ruined.When I had this hotel built, I reserved this room for myself. I always came here alone. Once in a while I would gaze at the stars and enjoy their beauty.""That's weird," I replied.Lucas threw his head back and laughed, "I guess you have to experience it, my dear in order to understand how amazing it is."I had no interest in looking at the stars but since Lucas thought it was amazing, who was I to say otherwise."Lucas
ELLAI smiled and said, "Yes, Dad, I have gotten back together with Lucas." My dad got up."No, I'm not having it," he said angrily as he began to walk out of the living room. I ran after him. He got into his bedroom and I quickly followed. As he sat on the bed, I sat beside him and said, "Dad, please. I understand that you love me and want the best for me, but please don't separate Lucas and me."My dad shook his head. "Don't you understand? I want the best for you, Ella, and it's not Lucas. He's already too old for you, and then there's the issue of his daughter. I do not want you to keep being in the middle of all that drama. You deserve better, someone that doesn't have baggage, and Lucas has baggage, and that is his daughter. I don't want that. I don't want a situation where you keep crying and being depressed. Besides, you're too young. You should focus more on your education.""Come on, Dad," I said. "You know better that being with Lucas doesn't affect my education in any w
LUCASI kept staring at Ella as I realized she was hesitating to leave. However, when I insisted and said, "Please leave," she turned and walked out. I noticed her stand by the door, staring at us as I sat beside my ex, Nova. Yes, Nova was named after her mom. At the time, I thought I had lost her, so I named the baby Nova so she could remind me of the woman I had lost. But now I had both Novas sitting in front of me, and saying I was not shocked was going to be a lie. Ella stared at us for a while, but she finally turned and walked away. Now I needed to ask Nova the big question, so I asked, "What happened all these years? Where have you been? We all thought you were dead. Your daughter and I struggled to look after each other, thinking you were no longer in this world and suddenly you're coming out from nowhere?"She tried to speak, but then tears began to fall from her eyes. I had no idea what she had been through, but I knew that whatever her story was, we had to listen to it. A
ELLAAfter listening to Nova's mother's phone conversation, I quickly ran to my car and drove out of the compound. I didn't know if she heard me drive out or if she realized that I had eavesdropped on her conversation, but one thing was sure: I needed to do something fast. I went to school and saw Nova. I stared at her, and it occurred to me to tell her about what I had heard, but then I changed my mind. There was no way she would take me seriously, considering the fact that she rolled her eyes at me when I looked at her, and she completely ignored me. When Aiden saw our interactions, he walked up to me and asked, "Are you and Nova fighting or something?" I shook my head, "No, we're cool. Thanks, Aiden." After that, I focused on what I had to do in school. Then after school, I left.I first went to a bar, which was strange, because I went alone. I had a bottle of alcohol. I needed it somehow; it was going to boost my morale for what I wanted to do. After drinking, I drove straigh