The room was quiet after Susan left.. Elise could hear the sound of her foot steps as she walked away.The throbbing pain at the back of her head had lessened and she was now a bit stable. She sniffed, wiped her nose with the tissue paper which she had found on the brown cabinet in lodge. Her first thought was to fall into the bed and sleep away the pains and heartbreak which she had experienced that evening but, she realized she really needed to have answers, especially from David.She had so many questions to ask him and she decided to go after him and have a heart to heart conversation with him. She had an underlying feeling that David was drunk at the party at the time he confronted her and spoke to her harshly.She straightened her gown, took one last look at her reflection in the mirror and walked out of the lodge.When she stepped out, clutching her small purse in her hands, the music at the party scene was no longer playing and she could only hear the loud voices of a few peo

He clenched his teeth and tried to control himself from throwing a punch at the security man for stopping him from going after Elise.“Who let Elise out of the residence?” He asked in a cold tone.The security guard lifted a shoulder in a shrug and threw his hands up in the air, “ well, I did that. She said she was going to get some drugs outside the residence.”“That only shows how gullible you are. I am her personal security guard and I’ve been given the responsibility of looking after Elise and protecting her from every danger out there” Richard paused to look at the confused face of the other man.The garage was deathly cold. It felt as though both men were standing inside a cooling refrigerator. As they spoke to each other, cold air made its way out of their mouths and it went into thin air.Richard continued talking. His voice was strained “All I’m saying right now is that you did not ascertain the exact place that Elise was going to before you let her out at this ungodly hour o

Elise pushed her way through the surging crowd, panting. A random guy who had a white stuck of cigarettes wedged at the corner of her lips, grabbed her waist. He held on to her tight just as she was about to slip through the space beside him. Elise swung her head behind and saw the distant, lost look in his eyes.He was drunk and he made a flimsy attempt to pull her close to him but she sensed what he was about to do and she pushed him as hard as she could. The drunk guy crashed into a couple of people that was gathered around a table, smoking. As soon as he did, he fell to his knees and began to vomit. He kept at it as the guys that stood around him broke into howling laughter.The music suddenly stopped and the crowd of drunk dancers began to yell at the DJ who stood in front of his table at the front of the hall. There were two long speakers besides him. The DJ grabbed a microphone and attempted to talk into it but a lean guy that stood across from him, swooped in with force and

“No” Elise objected “You can’t tell me that something is not wrong with me and this kind of bad thing happens to me.” She felt her throat closing up as she spoke. Her voice was a bit raspy but it didn’t bother her.She punched Richard’s arm as she remembered the satisfied look which the strange girl had thrown at her when Elise stumbled upon them at the club that morning.Richard pulled her close and held her in place, “You need get a solid grip on yourself, Elise. The last time I checked, it feels lighter when one bad tomato leaves the basket. I mean, it’s way better and the right things begin to happen”Elise sniffed and looked away from Richard’s face, trying to conceal the small smile that was now tugging at the corner of her twisted lips.“What are you saying? What’s this new talk about tomatoes” She asked him, still facing the entrance of the house.Richard chuckled, “I wasn’t actually referring to tomatoes” He threw his head back in laughter.Elise felt like he was trying to r

It was 6am.The morning had come too soon and Richard wished he got more sleep. Early that morning, as soon as he left Elise’s room, he retired to bed. He barely slept for three hours before it was dawn. Now, he was out in the cold, trying to distract himself from the rain that was coming down in heavy down pour around him.It had been raining for hours now, the steady patter of water against Richard’s hoodie faded to a dull rush at the back of his busy mind. The thick wool of the hoodie was almost soaked through. He didn't know if it would ever be dry again.Somehow, he wished that the rain could slow down to a light drizzle. Walking under the rain at 6am was not a favorite activity for him and each time he exhaled, a cold mist of air left his mouth. His fingers were numb and he could barely feel anything.He tramped his way along the rutted, muddy trail in irritated silence. It was supposed to be a working day but the street was deserted. Only few people were seen, clutching open