Chapter 7: (Elijah)
A lot had happened over the past year. So much that he felt that things were spiralling out of control. Niklaus and father's relationship had worsened, Tatia had mysteriously disappeared, Niklaus constantly refused to speak of her which made him wonder even more as to what had happened and now mother too had become more secretive.
What was going on ? And why was he kept out of all of it ? He suddenly felt more like an outsider than he had ever felt before which irritated him to no extent.
What bothered him even more as to why the lovely Tatia had left him...without saying her goodbyes..Where was she? ..Was she alright or was she in any danger ? ..He longed to see her more than ever now, for she was his only source of comfort when things went awry.
As he was walking along the cobbled road ,engrossed in his thoughts ,completely unaware of the world around him, he dashed into a lady carrying a basket .
"My apologies Miss." he apologized and bent down to collect her belongings. "Pardon me for dashing into you .I didn't see where i was going .I hope you are not hurt?"
" As a matter of fact I am , Elijah." she replied playfully.
Elijah was baffled. How did she know his name?
But when she turned around it all made sense to him. The woman before him was Tatia herself !
Smiling mischievously she replied "I'm appalled Elijah! In my absence you seem to have completely forgotten about me! In fact you barely recognized me!"
"Not at all Tatia ! I could never have forgotten you even if I chose 're to . You are far too special to go unremembered. To be honest ,I was thinking about you right now before we dashed into one another."
She blushed and coyly smiled as she picked up her basket again.
"May I ask you something Tatia?. Why did you leave? Why did you disappear? I searched everywhere for you.I even asked Niklaus and mother but no one would answer me. What made you want to leave ? Weren't you happy here …...with me?"
"I was Elijah and that was precisely the problem. My happiness.. I realized comes second too my responsibilities. During the time that I spent with you ,I was becoming more and more careless regarding Ariana. I didn't have enough time for her. At times I blatantly ignored her whilst engrossed in my musings .Are these the qualities that define a good mother? I'm sorry Elijah but I left for the sake of my daughter.I had to. Forgive me for not telling you but I feared it would sadden you and I didn't want to hurt you even more than I already had."
"In my opinion you hurt me even more by not telling me Tatia. I had the right to know." he replied .
"But", he continued. " What's done is done. Let it all be in the past now. So..what do you intend to do now Tatia ?I would expect that you have a lot up your sleeve, especially after a year of your absence."
"I do! But first I intend to go and deliver this. I'm already late now. It was nice talking to you again, Elijah ! I hope to see you soon. Goodbye !"
"Goodbye Tatia."
