Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start
Beryl was waiting for Elsie to come down to their library. She's still contemplating if she should tell Elsie knowing that she trust Charles very much, she probably won't believe her. But it's worth the try. She still couldn't believe that Charles would do such thing and she thought he loves Elsie but clearly she's wrong,again. She was pacing back and fort until she heard the door opening and closing. She stopped and started to talk when Elsie stand in front of her smiling.
"Elsie I need to tell you something but don't think of me as a liar" Beryl stared at Elsie's eyes beneath her lashes.
"Since when did I think of you as a liar? " Elsie smiled reassuringly at her best friend.
"Never but what I'm going to tell you is about Charles" Beryl took a deep breath before continuing "I caught him with Alice" she finished.
"They are childhood friends that's normal" Elsie tossed.
"They were kissing" Beryl said in one breath.
Beryl watched as several emotion pass through her friend's face, she noted the hurt and betrayal that's in Elsie's eyes.
"Do you have a proof? " Elsie asked with venom.
"I haven't " Beryl answered immediately.
"Then until then I won't believe it" Elsie finished.
Charles was preparing to visit Elsie maybe begged for her to listen to him. As he was walking down the stairs he heard Alice's voice, can this woman leave alone? She already ruined everything what could she want. He tiptoed to pass unnoticed when Alice's cheerful voice broke his steps.
"Charles what are you doing? " Alice smirked.
"I'm walking out " He replied nonchalantly.
"Really?" Alice knew what he was doing. She knew he was going to the Hughes's but that's not going to happen.
"Yes. Now if you will excuse me, I'm leavinging now" He walked fast to the door when he heard her mother's voice.
"Not so fast young man, you have visitors " His mother walked to him and dragged him to the library despite his protests.
Charles gazed around and saw Alice's parents, what's happening? Why are they here? . They were smiling at him but he can't smile back not after what their daughter did.
Elsie decided to visit Charles, if he and Alice are really together she needed a proof. She knew she was acting like he was Her's but she won't stand and being played around like a toy in her back. She hoped to God that Beryl's wrong because if Beryl's right she really won't trust men anymore, she'll probably grow an old hags.
They stopped at the front of the house, she knew this is unexpected but she wants explanation and proof. The chauffeur opened the door for her and guide her out, she was just about to walk to the door when something caught her eyes beneath a tree on her side. She turned to fully face it when she saw none other than Charles and Alice kissing, she walked to them even though her heart's already shattering. She was standing at least a feet away from them when they stopped or should she say she stopped.
"At first I don't want to believe it and wanted an explanation but seeing this already explained everything. Goodbye Charles, I wish you all the best" She stared at Charles eyes one more time and turn around to walk away when a hand grabbed her.
"It's not what you think Elsie" Charles don't know what to do, he was not the one who initiated the kiss, he didn't even respond to it. But how will he explain that to Elsie when she saw it with her eyes.
She kept her tears at bay and pushed his hands away. She walked to the car with Charles on tail pleading for her to let him explain. She got inside the car and instructed the chauffeur to drive her home. She saw Charles running after the car but stopped when it's already away from him.
Charles turned to see Alice standing beside him, he let a tear fell down and turned to her " Are you really happy now" he stated before walking to instruct someone to bring a car around.
Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on a science apart
Elsie walked calmly until she bumped to someone which quickly embraceher that's where she let her tears pour out. Lady Gaisabeth knew what happened since Beryl told her too. She too didn't expect that Charles would do something but seeing her daughter's cry like that really made her believe it. She never witnessed her daughter cry like this not even when she was young, her daughter was a silent crier.
She walked them upstairs to Elsie's bedroom still embracing her and sat down to her bed. Lady Gaisabeth knew that she won't get any explanation at this condition. This action of Elsie confirmed her suspicion, her daughter really fall in love with Charles. She was rubbing Elsie's back when a knock was heard.
"What is it? " She called out.
"Lord Carson is here,milady" Their butler answered.
"Where is he now? " She noticed her daughter tense at the mention of Lord Carson.
"He's in the library with his lordship, milady"
"I'll be there shortly" She looked at her daughter and made a promise to come back later.
Lady Gaisabeth observed Lord Carson, his head down which is unlikely for the First Class circle but seeing this, she knew something was up. She asked her husband to leave them despite his protest. She gestured for to sit and went to sit across him.
"Explain" she firmly said. As Lord Carson was explaining, she couldn't believe what her ears hearing. She was astonished about the of action of Lady Alice , she believed Lord Carson not because of pity but also the actions of him, he was clearly sorry, lost and angry about hurting Elsie that way although it was not his fault.
"I believe you but it will be very hard to convinced my daughter. She's a stubborn person" She pat Lord Carson on the back.
"I'll do everything to make her believe or at least forgive me even if it means not being with her" he sorrowfully said.
"It will not come to that, you know not being with her. My daughter loves you but seeing another woman kissing you made her think you're just playing with her and not taking her seriously " she informed.
"I love her Lady Gaisabeth. If forgiving me means staying away from her I'll do that, I won't stop until I get her forgiveness " he proudly said.
Nobody said it was easy
It's a such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it will be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start
A/N:
Sorry for the short chapter.