Chapter 2: Leaving and Re-uniting:
The day after the Big Gig, Ell turned 18. Truly a legal adult, but life did not feel any different. Two days after Ell turned 18, Sirius was leaving work to head back to school. As Sirius was leaving, Ell stopped him, gave him her phone number, and thanked him for being such a great person. Also she gave him a huge hug that he should not have soon forgotten. Everyday Ell patiently waited for the phone call, but as things became busier in her life, she soon forgot about the call she was waiting for, about any guys in her life. Everyday it was work and school, the same routine over and over, until…
One Friday in October, Ell receives a call from a Sirius. Ell is a bit slow that day, and does not even realize there was a phone number attached in the message, so she dials up another Sirius only to find out that she had called the wrong one. Her father reminds her about Sirius Buckhold, and she listens to the message again. This time she realizes that he left a phone number, and she calls him up. They talk for a good while, and Ell invites him to come to the park on the last day. Sirius agrees, and they meet up by employee parking.
Ell is ecstatic to see Sirius and enthralls him with a huge hug. Ell heads off to the office, to give her round of Morning "hellos", and Sirius follows her shortly afterwards. Some of the employees after seeing Sirius come in after Ell, give quick glances at each other, and mumble under their breath. Since Ell is going over to the other side of the park, she offers Sirius a ride, and he agrees. Ell is borrowing her parents' car for the day, and is extra careful. She pops in a Sight Scream of a Drown CD, and plays number 14, Aerials. Ell and Sirius both start singing along, and Ell cranks up the stereo. They drive to the other side of the park, singing at the top of their lungs, and having a good time. Ell forgot about how much fun it was hanging out with friends just having a good time. When they step out of the car, someone questions them if they are dating. They both reply with a firm, "NO!"
Some other people come and meet up with Ell, and walk into work with her. A second time Ell is questioned as to if she is dating Sirius. She begins to wonder if it was really that obvious as to how much she liked him in the summer, but quickly shakes the idea. Sirius hangs out mostly with Ell, but talks to a few other people, also he rides one ride, the one Ell told him to go ride. Later on that day, Ell is on break, when some other people ask to see Sirius. She calls up his phone, and tells him to come down to the break room. He obliges after a brief argument. Someone else asks if they are dating. "We had an argument for like 2 seconds, friends do that…do they really thing we're going out? I mean I do like him and it would be cool if we dated," Ell thought to herself. Sirius comes in, and the room is filled with people, and he is offered some food. He sits down next to Ell, and everyone in the room begins to look at each other and giggle. When Ell asks what they are giggling about they tell her to look at Sirius' pockets. There is a water bottle stuffed in each one. Something he did all summer. Ell starts cracking up too. She can not help herself it is just really funny. Then they begin whispering about how Sirius is sitting next to Ell so they must be dating. He quickly jumps up and moves away. Wrong thing to do, because then it just acknowledges the fact, and that you do not want people to know. Ell repeatedly tells everyone they are not dating, which at this point is 100 true.