Forever: The Beginning

Chapter Three

Elsa's point of view

I wiped away my tears and let go of him. "Thank you," I said once I let go.

What else could I say?

I looked at him, and for the first time I realized how much I missed him. He always knew exactly what to say and do.

When I realised I was staring I looked away, and then we both started laughing. We stayed that way for a few moments, unable to contain ourselves due to the unwanted familiarity of the moment. Once we calmed down, we just looked at each other.

"Where were you?" I asked him in a voice barely a whisper.

"I became a Guardian," he said. "Sort of saved the world, no big deal."
I smiled, he somehow always made me smile. "How are you?" I asked.

"I'm fine," he said looking at the floor.

"Really?" I said putting one hand on my hip, and gave him a questioning look.

"Yeah. I just missed you," he said taking a step forward. "Really missed you."

He was so close I could feel him breathing, his eyes so perfectly glowing.

Then I saw it.

His eyes were blue.

They were an ocean. So deep. Only instead of water, they were filled with longing, misery, and yearning.

As if he was deprieved from something he needed, wanted... But what?

Before I knew it we were holding hands, staring deeply into each other's eyes.

Suddenly he let go of my hands, turned around and said, "I should go." Just as I was about to reply, he left.

What?

Why would he go?

Did I do something wrong?

No.

He has no right to make me feel this way again.

No right to do this.

What did he think?

That I would just let him in again?

I should've made him leave the moment he showed up. I can't let him do this to me again.

No, I won't.

He has no right. To show up and make me feel this way.

Why do I let him do this to me?

Every time?

When I'm with him, he always makes me feel like a scared little girl... Like I felt that night.

The night I hurt Anna.

And deep within me, a question bubbled to the surface.

Why do I let him?