Taken As Hers

Chapter 20 We will Go On A Date soon

I really did not want to go out, when my friends were sad.

But after seeing Ela wanting so much to go out, and after I finally admitted to myself that I got feelings for it looks like I want to go out with her. I want to see her.

I took care of all my work, and climbed the car which has mine and Ela's bags in it. It was 5 in the evening, when we started.

I drove Ela there. The drive was for more than an half an hour, and all the time my mind thought it was about Arnold. And seeing Jack so helpless made me feel helpless.

Ela observed my mood and felt worried for me, but she did not say anything.

On the route we just listened to the songs.

When we finally reached the place, Ela looked all around. She looked like she knew how this place looked.

Maybe, she checked about this place.

This orphanage was actually a private one, belonging to The CEO, Aaron Ale, of Books making company. A successful company indeed. He started this orphanage, and slowly there were so many donations to it from others. So it became a big one. A reputed one.

He built his big and spacious house right beside the orphanage after that.

Even after I came away from here, I still come and visit here and donate money.

And Mr Ale always makes me stay at his house, when I come.

I already told him I was bringing a friend of mine, and he said he will arrange for us both to stay for this weekend.

"In that way you can go to the orphanage" I showed her the corner of the road we have to take, to reach it. It's just beside this big house.

"Let's go and get refreshed." I said and she nodded coming behind me. We both took our luggage and went in after they opened the gate and took my car. When we reached the house, I rang the bell.

It opened, and I was greeted by the housekeeper.

"Hello Dorothy. How are you?" I hugged the old woman.

She has been working here for so many years. I always used to come here to play with Mary, the daughter of Mr Ale, while Dorothy used to keep watch on us and make us eat and play with us. It was a good childhood.

Emmy usually did not come here that much as I used to. She and Mary never liked each other that much.

"I am as fine as an old woman can be at this age. If you show me your face like this every time, I will be healthy for life long" she said lovingly.

I smiled and hugged her,"You always say that. Like I am some god sent gift."

"Of course my boy, because you are" she said holding my cheek,"you are the light. You light up everywhere you go. I am very happy to know a boy like you and always will be, as long as I know you are here." She said.

It was nothing cheesy. The emotion in her was pitch perfect, saying that she was telling everything from her heart.

True feelings of an old woman.

She was not able to have any children, her husband and she looked after orphanage children as their own. She has always been so proud of me, since my childhood days. All the things, most of the things I learned were from her actually.

But that doesn't mean I was used to hearing her praise me everytime.

I turned my head to see Ela looking at us both. I felt shy knowing she heard what Mrs Dorothy said.