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Authors: Patricia Puddle
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scene from a scary movie. I’m afraid, but mesmerised by the brightest lightning I've ever seen as it dances and flashes in and out of the dark ominous clouds. I flinch as an ear-splitting thunderbolt reverberates above the trees, and when I look back at Seal, I tremble with a feeling of impending doom. He's sitting on his heels on the grass with his face in his hands, then he looks up at the flashing sky and shouts, “NOOOOO!”
His voice is so lo ud, it echoes across the valley, then vanishes into the wind.
Chapter Ten
The sight of Seal in pain tugs at my heartstrings. What’s the matter with him? Has he got his memory back? Is his loved one dead? I can't bear to see him like this. I have to comfort him. Suddenly I’m able to move again, but before I get a chance to go to him, he gets to his feet and runs across the street towards the woods.
My stomach twisting into knots, I peer out the open window and shout, “Seal, come back!”
He ignores me and keeps running, then he disappears into t he forest.
Crap! I twist a curl around my finger and wonder where he'll go. He has no money or even a jacket, and he's bound to get a chill. My heart is breaking for him. I want to cry, but what good will that do? I have to go out and look for him. What kind of person would I be if I didn't?
After grabbing an umbrella and a flashlight, I shrug into my jacket and dash down the hall to the front door. As I unlock it, the phone rings and I run back to answer it. My heart is thumping against my ribs, and though I pray that it's Seal, I doubt it's him. He doesn't even know my number. Breathless, I pick up the receiver. “Hello.”
“Hi, Elle, you sound out of breath. Is everything okay?”
Frigging hell, it's Tom.
“Elle? You there?”
“I …I can't talk right now, Tom,” I say into the phone, trying not to scream my head off.
“But I miss you, babe, and there's a great party going on at Richie's place tonight. Can I pick you up? I promise I won’t try anything.”
“Sorry, I can't make it.”
“Why not, Elle, and why haven't you answered any of my emails or sms messages? Is it 'cause your naked cousin is still there?”
“Tom, I have to go.” I have no time for his bullshit and I hang up. I run back down the hall, but as I reach the open door, I smack into Seal.
I gaze up at him, relieved that he's back. But he just stands there, dripping wet. His hair is plastered to his forehead and his arms are dangling at his sides. He's looks so pale and forlorn and I just want to hug him, but he's staring at me with such an intense look of terror, he's scaring me.
My chest hitches and as I try to speak, my voice chokes with repressed tears. “W … what's wrong, Seal?”
Still staring at me, he raises his brows, his eyes widening, then he parts his lips and breathes heavily through his mouth, but he doesn't answer me.
I move towards him and wrap my arms around his waist, but instead of hugging me, he closes his eyes and inhales, his chest expanding and contracting. I lay my head next to his heart and listen to it beating, but he goes all rigid and clenches his fists. My mouth goes dry. He obviously doesn't want me to comfort him, so I drop my arms and peek up at him. “What's the matter, Seal? You’re scaring me.”
After kicking the front door shut and locking it, he grabs my shoulders and glares at me. “I'm not Seal. Don't call me that. I can't be Seal anymore. And stop looking at me that way.”
Trembling, I back away from him, my lip quivering. I bite it hard to stop myself from crying. “Did you get your memory back?”
He throws his head back and sighs. “Yes, but I don't want to talk about it.”
I swallow a lump in my throat. “You have someone else, don't you?”
He strokes my cheek, his eyes softer. “You're so young and beautiful, Eloise. You can have any guy you choose, and I would choose you if I could, but I can't, not ever. I'm so sorry, but I have commitments.”
Uncontrollable tears
His voice is so lo ud, it echoes across the valley, then vanishes into the wind.
Chapter Ten
The sight of Seal in pain tugs at my heartstrings. What’s the matter with him? Has he got his memory back? Is his loved one dead? I can't bear to see him like this. I have to comfort him. Suddenly I’m able to move again, but before I get a chance to go to him, he gets to his feet and runs across the street towards the woods.
My stomach twisting into knots, I peer out the open window and shout, “Seal, come back!”
He ignores me and keeps running, then he disappears into t he forest.
Crap! I twist a curl around my finger and wonder where he'll go. He has no money or even a jacket, and he's bound to get a chill. My heart is breaking for him. I want to cry, but what good will that do? I have to go out and look for him. What kind of person would I be if I didn't?
After grabbing an umbrella and a flashlight, I shrug into my jacket and dash down the hall to the front door. As I unlock it, the phone rings and I run back to answer it. My heart is thumping against my ribs, and though I pray that it's Seal, I doubt it's him. He doesn't even know my number. Breathless, I pick up the receiver. “Hello.”
“Hi, Elle, you sound out of breath. Is everything okay?”
Frigging hell, it's Tom.
“Elle? You there?”
“I …I can't talk right now, Tom,” I say into the phone, trying not to scream my head off.
“But I miss you, babe, and there's a great party going on at Richie's place tonight. Can I pick you up? I promise I won’t try anything.”
“Sorry, I can't make it.”
“Why not, Elle, and why haven't you answered any of my emails or sms messages? Is it 'cause your naked cousin is still there?”
“Tom, I have to go.” I have no time for his bullshit and I hang up. I run back down the hall, but as I reach the open door, I smack into Seal.
I gaze up at him, relieved that he's back. But he just stands there, dripping wet. His hair is plastered to his forehead and his arms are dangling at his sides. He's looks so pale and forlorn and I just want to hug him, but he's staring at me with such an intense look of terror, he's scaring me.
My chest hitches and as I try to speak, my voice chokes with repressed tears. “W … what's wrong, Seal?”
Still staring at me, he raises his brows, his eyes widening, then he parts his lips and breathes heavily through his mouth, but he doesn't answer me.
I move towards him and wrap my arms around his waist, but instead of hugging me, he closes his eyes and inhales, his chest expanding and contracting. I lay my head next to his heart and listen to it beating, but he goes all rigid and clenches his fists. My mouth goes dry. He obviously doesn't want me to comfort him, so I drop my arms and peek up at him. “What's the matter, Seal? You’re scaring me.”
After kicking the front door shut and locking it, he grabs my shoulders and glares at me. “I'm not Seal. Don't call me that. I can't be Seal anymore. And stop looking at me that way.”
Trembling, I back away from him, my lip quivering. I bite it hard to stop myself from crying. “Did you get your memory back?”
He throws his head back and sighs. “Yes, but I don't want to talk about it.”
I swallow a lump in my throat. “You have someone else, don't you?”
He strokes my cheek, his eyes softer. “You're so young and beautiful, Eloise. You can have any guy you choose, and I would choose you if I could, but I can't, not ever. I'm so sorry, but I have commitments.”
Uncontrollable tears
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