Blood and roses

chapter 22

"Elex, she handed me an envelope. I opened it and read the contents. I didn't know what to think, and in my anger, I threw the envelope on the floor. 'What is all this, Elana? I don't know what to do. Please don't be mad. You never told me you weren't on the pill. Look at this, there's no room for this now!' I didn't know what came over me. In a fit of rage, I pushed Elana onto the bed and walked out." Please, Elex, don't leave! I turned around, walking towards Elana. 'You were supposed to tell me you weren't on the pill. This is all your fault. You know what? I've made the biggest mistake of my life by loving you. I want you to leave. I want you out of my life. When I come back, I want you gone.'" "Walking out of the room, I got into my car and sped off, driving to a strip club."

"Getting out of my car, I walked into the bar and sat down. 'Give me the strongest whiskey you have,' I demanded."

"After finishing the whole bottle, a blonde woman came up to me. 'Hi, baby. You look a little lonely. Want some company?' she asked."

"Trying to call Neo to come pick us up, he answered in my drunken state. 'Neo, I want you to come pick us up.' 'Yes, sir. I'll be there in a minute,' he replied. Ending the call, I grabbed the blonde's hand and walked to the door. Standing in the freezing cold, I held her and kissed her neck."

"Neo asked, 'Sir, is everything okay?' 'Yes, just take us home,' I replied. The woman added, 'Do I pay you to ask questions?' 'Neo, take us home,' I repeated. 'Yes, sir,' he responded. Sitting in the car with the woman on my lap, I turned her around and kissed her." "Getting out of the car, I wobbled to the front door of my house, only to stumble and fall onto Elana."

"I thought you would be gone by now, Elana," I said. "I was busy packing my stuff," she replied, pointing at the bags on the floor. "Good, and I want the ring back," he demanded. Slowly, she took the ring off her finger and handed it to me, tears streaming down her face, her body shaking. Holding the blonde girl, I smiled at her. "Wanna have some fun?" I asked. "Yes, baby," she replied. Elana looked at them, and I could see the hurt in her eyes. "Neo, can you please take me away from this place?" she asked. "Yes, let's go," Neo responded. "That was the last thing I remember before I blacked out."

"Waking up the next morning with no memory of what happened, I saw my girl fast asleep next to me. But when I moved the blanket, I saw something I didn't want to see. 'Who the heck are you?' I shouted." "Get the heck out of my house! You don't remember? You told me you loved me. We didn't make love, but we kissed. Now, get the heck out of my house!"

"Walking to the kitchen, 'Sir, can I please have a few minutes?' 'Yes, Neo, what is wrong?' "Sir, may I just say that the way you behaved in front of Elana last night was not right." "What do you mean, Neo?" "What did I do, Neo? Tell me." "Sir, you have cameras all over the house and in the bedroom. I suggest you take a look at the footage. And sir, this will be my last day because I resign." "You can leave me, Neo. Where else will you go, and why are you resigning?"  He walked out of the house. I shouted, "Tell me where Elana is, Neo!"

"Walking to my study, I looked at all the footage. At that moment, my heart broke into 10,000 pieces. 'Shit, what have I done? I can't believe it. I just let all my anger out on her. I hurt my girl, and she's pregnant with my child.'"

"I had a really bad day yesterday and I took all my anger out on her. "I kept calling her, but she didn't pick up the phone. It just went to voicemail. I really want to talk to her and explain. I can't live without her. While standing up, I felt something in my pocket and took it out to see it was Elara's engagement ring." "Shit, shit, no, this can't be. Anderson, please go find Elara. I fell on the floor for the first time in my life. I feel heartbroken and actually have tears in my eyes."

"A few days went by, and no one could find my girl. I'm really worried about her and the baby. I can't eat, I can't sleep, all I do is worried about my girl. Sir, we have Elara's location. She is actually living with Neo and Lulu." "I didn't even know Lulu and Neo live together. Now it makes sense why they quit their jobs."