Day 5
HARRISONS POV
"Hey Tom" I walked into the bedroom, he had a cap flipped backwards over his unwashed hair, facing the tv, his fingers going crazy on the controller.
"Hm" was all he said, there were visible circles around his eyes, where he was sleep deprived, good thing he was off work for a while.
"Can we talk about Ellis?" I said slowly, sitting down on the chair next to him. I didn't have a plan, I just asked, there was no milking it.
"Harris-" he began, taking a deep breath before I cut him off.
"No. Tom you need to talk about it, a-and I know, we don't talk about this kind of stuff, but as your friend, I need to know what's going on in your head" I said firmly, watching him set down the controller; the game paused. "Do you want to talk to her?" I eventually asked.
His head perked up almost in a panic, "no, no, im not speaking to her" he looked down, his eyebrows bunched. "Harrison, I just can't look her in the eyes or hear her voice knowing she lied to me" he lifted his head, and my heart broke, tears were swelling in his eyes, "I'm done talking about it"
"So you're just going to be done? Like that? Well you should at least call her and let her know you're ending things" I said handing him the phone, hoping he wouldn't take from my hand.
He looked up at me, then to the phone, "are you saying I should break up with her?" His eyes were red and dry, the Xbox game in the background playing its music on repeat as we waited.
"No, I'm saying if you really feel this way, tell her you just need a break, at least so she can heal, both of you can" again I hoped he wouldn't take the phone out of my hand, instead stand up and get some shoes on and find her. "Look Tom, what she did was wrong, but put yourself in her shoes... she lost a baby, and yes I know technically you did too, but she physically lost a part of herself, and was alone and scared for weeks. yes, she should have told you right away, but she lied to save you the hurt"
"Yeah well, didn't do much good now" he rolled his eyes, sighing.
"Tom... you and Ellis were made for one another, are you really going to throw that all away?" I put the phone back in my pocket.
"Harrison, I love Ellis, and I will always love Ellis, but I can't live with her knowing I can't trust her, the worst thing she could have done was to lie to me, thinking it would save me from getting hurt, I'd rather why have gone through it together" he looked down at his feet, occasionally making eye contact with me.
"You've gotta hear her out" I sighed, "she's a mess, Bea and I have been keeping in touch, and Ellis isn't doing good, Tom she lost a baby and you" I knew I was right, but getting him to believe it was hard, "is she hurt?" He said innocently.
"Physically? No, mentally? Yeah, you both are" I stood up, sighing.
"Harrison, look, I can't see Ellis, not now, and I don't know when" his eyes were red and puffy, his cheeks raw from the tears, I felt horrible, but the only thing I could do was give him time.
Day 6
BEAS POV
"Ellis?" I said knocking on the bedroom door a few times.
"Yeah?" She replied the moment she opened the door, she had a toothbrush in her hand and was wearing a sun dress.
"Are you going somewhere?" I asked, a bit thrown off how upbeat she seemed.
" I was going to go to the beach" she smiled rather... happy?
"Ellis... are you okay?" I said slowly, she was acting beyond strange, it had been almost a week and just the other day she took a two hour long shower, then sobbed on the bathroom floor for another hour, now she was smiley and going to the beach?
"Look- Bea, I really just want to go to think" her smile faded, and her true pain showed in her eyes again. I nodded my head and she walked past me, I hated seeing her hurt.
Bea, I talked to Tom and he doesn't want to see Ellis... I think he wants to take a break
Oh no...
I really think we need to do something
What about we get them together without them knowing!
What do you mean?
There's a party that my friend Cassie is throwing in two weeks, we just have to make sure they are there
Ohh okay, then we can get them in a room or alone and so they have to talk it out
Exactly.
Okay, I like it, send me the details and I'll make sure Tom is there
Okay sounds good!
ELLIS POV
Laying on a beach towel, the sun rays warmed my legs and stomach, with my eyes closed I could hear seagulls flying and squawking around me. My stomach still had a bump, but it was much smaller now, and my body already was recovering. Every time I closed my eyes I went through our argument, thinking about everything before, how happy he was. Trust is key in any relationship, and I broke the most important rule, I lied to him about something huge, and he was right, a lie was a lie, and the worst feeling I felt was: I didn't want to see him... I couldn't look him in the eyes again, knowing I let him down, I felt so immature and dumb, how could he love me the same.
