All Chapters of Stalking The Author : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I looked at him, took his hand, and laid back beside him."I'm sorry, I think I'm a bit nervous.""I know, that's why I'm taking it slow. I thought you need it. But,"Maybe it was the virgin thing, maybe he's one of those guys who's turned off by it.Or maybe he actually likes you, Ella?"...you like me?""I do, and honestly, I have issues too, nervous also about us," Brice put his hand on my face and looked at me intensely, he lowered himself down and put his other hand on my waist.Issues? nervous about us?Did he

Brice's POVWe were having our intimate dessert when two well-built men came straight to our table."I don't understand, I already told the manager that I don't want us to be disturbed. I'm so sorry about this, Ella.""Oh, no..." she said looking at the men while shaking her head at them.I was pretty impressed by them, I was wearing my darker-shade glasses and wear casual clothes, I surely didn't expect to be noticed."I don't usually get spotted like this, I'll just give them my signature and sends them away."Ella gave me her nervous laugh and was telling me to be quiet which then made

I packed up my stuff, wake Gemma up from her sleep and tell her that I'm going to my parents. I explained to her about what happened between Brice and me in brief."I need to disappear, I can't do this to him, Gemma...""Aww...Els, you are hurting yourself too, maybe you can work things out? maybe you should talk to him?""It's happened to his fiance, Gemma...I'm just a girl he fucks, maybe he likes me, but I'm falling for him, I can't do this, maybe I'm being selfish but this is hurting me so much more than I expected. I can't just tell him the truth.""What if he comes here?""Tell him I'm sorry, tell him not to call me, Gemma, he'll be gone in less than two

Gemma has been calling me while I have been rejecting her calls, and mom has been scolding me for it."She's worried about you, she said he has been looking for you. Now, I don't know who's the he that Gemma was talking about. But I don't have to guess that he's the man who broke your heart. Darling, talk to her?"I sighed and finally nodded."Okay, I'll call her tonight.""What? Why? She just arrived." Mom smiled wickedly.I have been ignoring Gemma's call, thinking that I'll explain everything once I get back. But I didn't expect that she decided that she need to hassle me by coming to my parents'.

"Ella honey, it's been almost two months."Jacqueline was getting frustrated with me, while Gemma was being ignorant. She was letting me be, as long as I was not suicidal. She kept on saying to Jacqueline and Benji that people deal with their issues in their own way.That's how sweet Benji was hands-off and decided to keep on cooking, turns out that my stress was giving him more stress that he decided to keep on cooking and send out the excess food to the homeless shelter.My hands were moving on their own, continuing to slap strokes of grey on the large canvas.Two months into my depression, I was actually making money from my paintings and I have decided to move to the apartment next door to Gemma which recently became available.It's a smaller one-bedroom apartment with a great living room space for my studio. I love Gemma, I love living with her, but I didn't want to disrupt her vibe because I've been different since Brice and I don't think I can change back to the old me.I think