Ch7
After having such a harsh encounter with Elin, Rick decided to return to Evelyn's. Once there he found that she too had had a really rough time.
"Rick I don't feel like we did the right thing. He was just so angry and sad. I have never seen him that way," said she with tears.
"I know how you feel and I know we hurt them which is something that I wish we could take away, but Evelyn we can't go back on what we did and even if we could I wouldn't let us and I hope you would be the same. I know that sounds selfish, but for us and for these feelings I would be willing to do anything. Anything! If it meant that I was close to losing you," he put his hands on her face and with his thumb wiped her tear away and then tenderly kissing her lips.
The comfort of his arms and kisses renewed her belief in their love. For him having her there also comforted him making him more assured of what they share for one another. After having spent the rest of the day together, Rick made his way home to clean up, but not wanting to be far from Evelyn too long he was to return that evening to be with her and to speak to Jonathan.
"Evelyn, I am so sorry about coming without…it's just that you're the only girlfriend that I have in this forsaken country. He left me," said Elin crying.
"I…oh dear…" Evelyn had no idea of what she could say. Seeing Elin this way broke her heart and made her want to break to everything off with Rick. And tell both Elin and Christian that it had all been a game, a stupid game and that they still wanted them.
Elin continued to sob and speak about her and Rick's relationship. She left no chance for Evelyn to explain or to even tell her that it was her fault that Rick had left her and that she was sorry, but that she also loved him and didn't want to lose him as she had done before. This was all unbeknownst to Elin, who continued to rant about the woman who had taken away her love. The woman who in her mind was just playing with Rick's heart. Feeling guilty and ashamed, Evelyn tried to console her friend and foe. As Evelyn's comfort began to show on Elin, a knock was heard at the door.
"I am so sorry, I am such a mess and you were expecting company."
"Its alright," said Evelyn hoping that it wasn't who she thought it was.
"Hey se…" as she opened she hurriedly put her hands to Rick's lips in order for her messed up companion not to be put to a more delicate state.
"You can't come in," whispered Evelyn through the door.
"What? What's happening? What's going on?" asked Rick as another figure got closer to the door.
"You!" said Elin as she saw Rick at the door. "Evelyn, I am very grateful that you are trying to protect me from seeing this…this…I can't even come up with something to say to him" said she to Evelyn and then turning towards Rick, "I hate you, you ruined my life." Turning to Evelyn, "look at him. He is all dressed up. Probably going to see her." And turning back towards Rick, "Right? Why did you come here?"
Neither Rick nor Evelyn had been able to say a thing, and once Elin asked that last question silence fell upon the three of them. Rick looked at Elin and then at Evelyn, who because of all that she had seen and heard was now staring back at him in a way that scared him. Rick was now trapped in the middle and also feeling that he might lose the woman that he loved, he mind wandered to the thought of how he could let things get this way, he cared for Elin because she was his friend but he loved Evelyn, she had become everything to him. And he had messed it all up, how he had done so was what troubled him. As his thoughts wondered on he could not stop staring at Evelyn who seemed to hold the same thoughts as him. At that point, Elin caught sight of how they stared at one another, for her it felt as if they had forgotten that she was even in the room and this is where the truth finally dawned on her.
"It's you!" said Elin pointing at Evelyn. "You're the that woman. I should have known. I am so stupid. Here I was spilling my feelings to you, of all people to the one woman who was hurting me."
"Elin, I…"said Evelyn who was suddenly cut off by Rick.
"This has nothing to do with Evelyn. This has to do with the way our relationship was not going to work, so don't try to bring her into this."
Elin acted as if Rick had never spoken to her, for her eyes never left Evelyn. She stared at her with anger and resentment. As for Evelyn, she was unable to speak or move as she felt her eyes drowning with tears. She felt or rather wanted that this was not happening to her. How did this happen? How did she and Rick end up hurting two people who seemed to truly love them, for their own love? How did things get so complicated in her life? For goodness sake just a few months ago she was just a librarian with no other thought other than her work, she had no tormenting love or rather no sight of even a love life near.
Elin continued to stare at Evelyn but now she was becoming aggressive yelling all kinds of things to both Evelyn and Rick. Being no longer able to stand any of it,
"For God's sakes, why are you acting as if you truly love me? I know you and you very well know that. And the reason why you are making this whole scene is because you are finally not getting what you want. That's what is all about. You just want people to pity you for not getting what you want, and that is why you came here. You didn't come here to find a friend, you came to boost up your ego by putting me down. I am really sorry because I don't to be harsh but it's the truth," said Rick loudly.
His words had finally dawned on Elin. It was true she had always gotten what she wanted, even from men. This was the first time in her life that it was otherwise. This was the first time that a man had ever left her for another; this was usually something that she did to them. After having been impacted by Rick's words Elin left the room silently without even looking at either Rick or Evelyn.
After she left, Rick walked towards Evelyn saying that he was sorry for having to be like that with her, but all he received from Evelyn was her walking away. She was still trying to figure out how this all came to be.
"Rick, I think you should leave," was all she could manage to say. It was something that she didn't want to say but she felt that she needed to.
"But…Evelyn, I love you. I didn't mean to act like that. I swear. I tried not to hurt her but she just…she just needed to face reality."
"Its not that. Its just that…I need time to think."
"To think about what? Evelyn, you know that I…" Rick he was about to say something but midway changed his mind. He felt frustrated with the way things were going, but he knew she was right. He knew that they both needed time. "I love you Evelyn. You can take all the time that you need. I'll wait for you as long as it takes," he kissed her lips and walked out the door.
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After having such a harsh encounter with Elin, Rick decided to return to Evelyn's. Once there he found that she too had had a really rough time.
"Rick I don't feel like we did the right thing. He was just so angry and sad. I have never seen him that way," said she with tears.
"I know how you feel and I know we hurt them which is something that I wish we could take away, but Evelyn we can't go back on what we did and even if we could I wouldn't let us and I hope you would be the same. I know that sounds selfish, but for us and for these feelings I would be willing to do anything. Anything! If it meant that I was close to losing you," he put his hands on her face and with his thumb wiped her tear away and then tenderly kissing her lips.
The comfort of his arms and kisses renewed her belief in their love. For him having her there also comforted him making him more assured of what they share for one another. After having spent the rest of the day together, Rick made his way home to clean up, but not wanting to be far from Evelyn too long he was to return that evening to be with her and to speak to Jonathan.
"Evelyn, I am so sorry about coming without…it's just that you're the only girlfriend that I have in this forsaken country. He left me," said Elin crying.
"I…oh dear…" Evelyn had no idea of what she could say. Seeing Elin this way broke her heart and made her want to break to everything off with Rick. And tell both Elin and Christian that it had all been a game, a stupid game and that they still wanted them.
Elin continued to sob and speak about her and Rick's relationship. She left no chance for Evelyn to explain or to even tell her that it was her fault that Rick had left her and that she was sorry, but that she also loved him and didn't want to lose him as she had done before. This was all unbeknownst to Elin, who continued to rant about the woman who had taken away her love. The woman who in her mind was just playing with Rick's heart. Feeling guilty and ashamed, Evelyn tried to console her friend and foe. As Evelyn's comfort began to show on Elin, a knock was heard at the door.
"I am so sorry, I am such a mess and you were expecting company."
"Its alright," said Evelyn hoping that it wasn't who she thought it was.
"Hey se…" as she opened she hurriedly put her hands to Rick's lips in order for her messed up companion not to be put to a more delicate state.
"You can't come in," whispered Evelyn through the door.
"What? What's happening? What's going on?" asked Rick as another figure got closer to the door.
"You!" said Elin as she saw Rick at the door. "Evelyn, I am very grateful that you are trying to protect me from seeing this…this…I can't even come up with something to say to him" said she to Evelyn and then turning towards Rick, "I hate you, you ruined my life." Turning to Evelyn, "look at him. He is all dressed up. Probably going to see her." And turning back towards Rick, "Right? Why did you come here?"
Neither Rick nor Evelyn had been able to say a thing, and once Elin asked that last question silence fell upon the three of them. Rick looked at Elin and then at Evelyn, who because of all that she had seen and heard was now staring back at him in a way that scared him. Rick was now trapped in the middle and also feeling that he might lose the woman that he loved, he mind wandered to the thought of how he could let things get this way, he cared for Elin because she was his friend but he loved Evelyn, she had become everything to him. And he had messed it all up, how he had done so was what troubled him. As his thoughts wondered on he could not stop staring at Evelyn who seemed to hold the same thoughts as him. At that point, Elin caught sight of how they stared at one another, for her it felt as if they had forgotten that she was even in the room and this is where the truth finally dawned on her.
"It's you!" said Elin pointing at Evelyn. "You're the that woman. I should have known. I am so stupid. Here I was spilling my feelings to you, of all people to the one woman who was hurting me."
"Elin, I…"said Evelyn who was suddenly cut off by Rick.
"This has nothing to do with Evelyn. This has to do with the way our relationship was not going to work, so don't try to bring her into this."
Elin acted as if Rick had never spoken to her, for her eyes never left Evelyn. She stared at her with anger and resentment. As for Evelyn, she was unable to speak or move as she felt her eyes drowning with tears. She felt or rather wanted that this was not happening to her. How did this happen? How did she and Rick end up hurting two people who seemed to truly love them, for their own love? How did things get so complicated in her life? For goodness sake just a few months ago she was just a librarian with no other thought other than her work, she had no tormenting love or rather no sight of even a love life near.
Elin continued to stare at Evelyn but now she was becoming aggressive yelling all kinds of things to both Evelyn and Rick. Being no longer able to stand any of it,
"For God's sakes, why are you acting as if you truly love me? I know you and you very well know that. And the reason why you are making this whole scene is because you are finally not getting what you want. That's what is all about. You just want people to pity you for not getting what you want, and that is why you came here. You didn't come here to find a friend, you came to boost up your ego by putting me down. I am really sorry because I don't to be harsh but it's the truth," said Rick loudly.
His words had finally dawned on Elin. It was true she had always gotten what she wanted, even from men. This was the first time in her life that it was otherwise. This was the first time that a man had ever left her for another; this was usually something that she did to them. After having been impacted by Rick's words Elin left the room silently without even looking at either Rick or Evelyn.
After she left, Rick walked towards Evelyn saying that he was sorry for having to be like that with her, but all he received from Evelyn was her walking away. She was still trying to figure out how this all came to be.
"Rick, I think you should leave," was all she could manage to say. It was something that she didn't want to say but she felt that she needed to.
"But…Evelyn, I love you. I didn't mean to act like that. I swear. I tried not to hurt her but she just…she just needed to face reality."
"Its not that. Its just that…I need time to think."
"To think about what? Evelyn, you know that I…" Rick he was about to say something but midway changed his mind. He felt frustrated with the way things were going, but he knew she was right. He knew that they both needed time. "I love you Evelyn. You can take all the time that you need. I'll wait for you as long as it takes," he kissed her lips and walked out the door.
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