The girls were successful in finding the Pastor, and after a odest dinner of tortilla, fruit, and dried fish and fruit, returned to the room that had been provided for them. The girls resumed their spots upon the furniture, but with Ellis and Lirio this time lying on their backs instead of their stomachs.
Ellis was busy telling Lirio about some of the misadventures that she and Nadie have had together.
Meanwhile, as Nadie watched on, she allowed herself to slip into her own thoughts.
I can't believe it... I actually was about to say "I love you" to Ellis...
Well, isn't that the truth?
Yes! Yes, but... well...
Well? You just said that it was th truth, didn't you?
Yes, but... you see... I love her, yes, that is true... she is the most important person in my life... but do I love her in "that" way?
Well, all clues seem to point in that direction, yes.
B-but no! I mean me... and Ellis... being lovers?
Yes.
Kissing each other? Holding each other in our arms?
Yes.
Being... intimate... with each other?
Indubitively.
Even doing... this and that...
Correct.
No!
No?
Yes! I mean, no! I mean, yes, I mean no!
You sound confused.
B-b-b-but! You gotta be kidding! I'd be completely loca if I tried... well...
Are you worried about her innocence?
Uh... you know... maybe... I think...
You know, she reads romance novels all of the time.
Yeah, so?
She wouldn't exactly be ignorant of those kind of things.
Ah! Yes, but...
Are you afraid she might be weirded out if you ask her if she loved you in "that" way?
Well, yes... maybe a little.
Nadie... think back to that time where your car broke down and you spent the day with Ricardo and Lirio. Didn't Ellis' behavior seem a little off to you?
Yeah... she seemed angry...
Don't you think that was in any way jealousy?
Jealousy?
Yes... she loathed the idea of you being with someone else. Childish, yes. But she didn't know of any other way to express her emotions.
"Nadie?"
"Eh?"
Nadie snapped out of her reverie when she heard her name called by Ellis.
"Yeah?"
"You seem angry."
"Angry? Uh... no, I'm not angry. I'm just trying to figure out what to do next. We still got to get Lirio back to Ricardo, afterall."
"Oh. Right."
Lirio slightly saddened at Ricardo's mention.
"Don't worry, Lirio. I'm sure Ricardo is looking for us. We're bound to run into him eventually." said Ellis to Lirio to comfort her.
That's what I love about you, Ellis... you're just love wrapped in human skin.
Nadie got up from the chair and tok position next to Ellis on the bed.
"Nadie?"
"It looked like you guys were having fun lying here on the bed, so I decided to join."
Nadie tugged both Ellis and Lirio close to her.
Now's not the time or place to talk to her about it... when this is all over, maybe then...
"Hey, weren't you telling Lrio about us?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Okay. Now how about I tell you about the time where Elis and I thought we saw a ghost?"
And so Nadie contributed also to the evening's converstion, and she and Ellis told Lirio about there misadentures, some of which shall be elaborated upon another time. They ended up all on top of each other, Lirio on Ellis, and Ellis on Nadie, and all slept peacefully.
Note: Short chapter, yes. The next one may be short as well, but I think I'm getting close to an ending. I thank all of you who have read this far, and humbly ask that you continue to do so. Also, please leave me some coments; it's how I know you're reading it, and I want your input.
Until next time, see ya!
