TRULY YOURS - CHAPTER 59&60
★𝕬 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝕭𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌★
_ℚ𝕌𝔼𝔼ℕ’𝕊 ℝ𝔼𝕊𝕀𝔻𝔼ℕℂ𝔼_
“Alright, we’ll be there before noon.” Rosita said before hanging up the phone.
“You’re up early.” Eleanor said as she descended the stairs. She had on a pink crop sweater top and plain white pants, her hair packed in a tight bun.
“Yeah, how are you feeling?” Rosita asked worriedly.
“Like I need to disappear.” Eleanor joked but Rosita had a serious expression.
“You gave me quite a scare, Lizzy. I’ve never since you like that since your father’s burial.”
“I’m sorry, mom. A lot happened and I…” Eleanor paused. She was getting emotional again and didn’t want to start another round of sobbing.
“Are you ready to talk about it now?” Rosita asked, hoping that Eleanor would finally tell her what’s wrong.
“I think I just need to go away for a while.” Eleanor responded as she walked to the fridge and helped herself out to a bottle of milkshake.
“Well then you’re in luck. I just finished speaking with your aunt Olivia. She’s in town now but will return to the states next week. You could go with her if you want… Take as much time as you need to heal.” Rosita suggested and Eleanor bobbed her head.
“Thanks mom, you’re the best.” She said as she walked up to Rosita and hugged her. “Will you be okay without me?”
“As long as you feel better, I’m more than okay.” Rosita responded after breaking the hug. “You’ve been crying all night haven’t you? You look pale.”
“I’ll go to school today and make my transfer official.”
“Wait you were serious about leaving? But Ousen is your–”
“Not anymore.” Eleanor said, cutting Rosita off. Rosita let out a sigh and then bobbed her head.
“Do wh@??ver makes you happy.”
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_𝕆𝕌𝕊𝔼ℕ ℂ𝕆𝕃𝕃𝔼𝔾𝔼 𝕆𝔽 𝔸ℝ𝕋𝕊 -𝔸𝔻𝕄𝕀ℕ𝕀𝕊𝕋ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝔹𝕃𝕆ℂ𝕂_
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“Not everyone is lucky enough to get the opportunity you received, Ms. Queen. Are you certain you want to transfer?” Mr. Cole asked for the umpteenth time and like before, Eleanor bobbed her head.
“I get that I was lucky to get in but this place isn’t for me. I thought Ousen was my dream and that I wouldn’t be able to achieve anything if I didn’t get into Ousen, but now I know I’m wrong. It doesn’t matter where I go. If I’m meant to shine, the light will always find its way to me.” Eleanor responded and Mr. Cole let out a sigh before finally stamping the letter.
“It’s a shame to see such a talented young lady leave. I hope you get to achieve your dreams wherever you go.” He said then handed it to her.
“Thank you.” Eleanor said before leaving the office. She smiled as she stared at the different buildings of Ousen. There are some she wasn’t privileged to explore and might never get that chance. She decided to take one last tour of the place since everyone she knew had gone on the school trip.
First she went to the field and sat at the bleachers. All the memories she made there resurfaced and a sad smile appeared on her lips. Then she went to the theater, her favorite place of all. It’s sad enough that she won’t get to star in the upcoming play they had set for the charity event. At least she still got to act.
Next she went to the dance studio. She remembered her first time dancing with Jake. How she felt when his hand grazed her skin. She remembered when she got paired with a terrible dance partner, it wasn’t funny then but now it was a memory to laugh about.
Then she visited most of her classes, even the female lodge. She remembered all the times she spent with Beatrice, the times she spent with Lisa when they finally became friends… Or at least that’s what she thought. She went to the music studio last, her second favorite place where she got to spend time with the full gang. They may not have cared that much about her, but she loved them all.
Eleanor turned around to leave but stopped in her tracks. Her eyes widened in shock as she stared at the last person she expected to see.
“Jake?” She called out just to be sure.
“I didn’t think I’d find you here, Eleanor.” Jake said, his tone a bit high pitched to show his surprised state.
“I thought you went on the trip?” She asked and Jake bobbed his head.
“I did but bailed last minute.”
“Oh, okay. I’ll leave then.” Eleanor said this and made to walk away but Jake held her back.
“You don’t look so good… Is everything alright?” He asked while staring keenly at her.
“It’s nothing for you to worry about.” Eleanor replied and freed her hand from Jake’s hold.
“Why didn’t you go on the trip?”
“What is it to you? You h@?? me, don’t you?” Eleanor asked with a frown.
“I never said that. You needed to set your feelings straight —”
“I chose you, Jake! Yes you could say that you were my escape from liking Gavin but everything I felt for you was real! Ever since you kissed me that night I couldn’t get you out of my head. When we danced together it felt like we were the only ones. When you showed me a side of you that no one else knew, it only made me love you more. Gavin was my first love and you don’t expect me to magically stop feeling anything for him…” Eleanor trailed off. She was pissed right now, explaining herself like she had done something wrong. When was it ever wrong to love? She didn’t deceive anyone like Beatrice did, she didn’t bully anyone like Salma and Meghan did so why was she the one being tagged as the bad person?
“You know what, to hell with all these. Go ahead and ignore me all you want Jake, I don’t care anymore. Meghan was right about one thing, this place isn’t for me.” Eleanor said and with that, she walked away without looking back.
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_𝔻𝕆ℕℕ𝔸’𝕊 𝕊ℙ𝔼ℂ𝕀𝔸𝕃𝕀𝕊𝕋 ℍ𝕆𝕊ℙ𝕀𝕋𝔸𝕃_
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“Welcome sir. We haven’t seen you in a while.” The nurse at the reception said with a smile.
“Can I see her?” Jake asked, ignoring the nurse’s remark.
“Of course.” And with that, he walked to the ward. When he got there, Amira was sitting on the bed as she stared intently at the window.
“Mom.” Jake called and Amira turned around immediately. Her face wet with tears and her eyes teary as well. “Mom?! Why are you crying?!” Jake asked in shock as he rushed up to her, worry evident in his expression.
“Jake… My son.” Amira cried out as she hugged Jake so tight that he could hardly breathe.
“Mom?” Jake called out, feeling perplexed.
“I remember… I remember everything.” Amira said and Jake widened his eyes in shock. When he finally realized what she meant, he hugged her tighter as tears began to fall from his eyes.
“Mom! I missed you so so much!” He cried out and both comforted themselves in a hug until they had calmed down and finally disengaged.
“How? I mean I’m glad but…” Jake was speechless. If anyone had told him his mom would regain her memory and today of all days, he would have called that person crazy. At least something good was finally happening in his life.
“Jake… There’s something I need to tell you. I might not get such an opportunity again to do so. You need to know the truth.” Amira said and Jake furrowed his brows.
“The truth about what?”
“I know you’re gonna h@?? me for this but please try to understand that we thought it would be the best if you didn’t know…”
“Know what? Mom, you’re scaring me.”
“Julius… He’s not your father.” Amira said and Jake frowned a bit.
“What do you mean?”
“I was already pregnant when I married Julius. I… I made him believe he was the father all these years but then he found out somehow. I was so ashamed to let him know the truth and he went wild. That’s why his attitude changed towards me. He h@??d me so much that he couldn’t bear to—”
“Stop. Just stop already.” Jake said in a surprisingly calm tone. His mother had just gotten her memories back, it was a thing to celebrate not cry about. If anything, he always suspected something like this but wasn’t sure. It actually gave him a relief knowing Julius wasn’t his father. He always feared he would turn out like him but now he knows he is nothing like Julius.
“Jake…”
“We can talk about this later mom. For now just get out of this hospital. Then we can talk.” Jake said and a tear drop fell from Amira’s eyes.
“What did I do to deserve such an amazing son?” She asked and broke down into tears while Jake held her close to his chest.
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𝓐 𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓴 𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻…
_ℚ𝕌𝔼𝔼ℕ’𝕊 ℝ𝔼𝕊𝕀𝔻𝔼ℕℂ𝔼_
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“That’s the last one.” Rosita said with a loud groan as she brought down the last suitcase from Eleanor’s room.
“Thanks mom.” Eleanor said in a muffled tone as she stuffed her face which a burger.
“How long do you plan to stay at Olivia’s?” Rosita asked as she stared at the boxes in the living room.
“These are the outfits I got from Beatrice and Lisa. I want to give them away to charity.” Eleanor said and Rosita bobbed her head in approval. Eleanor had told her everything that had happened so she understood why Eleanor wanted to give the clothes away.
“That’s best, sweetheart. You need a fresh start.”
“I’ll go grab my Diary and then we can leave.” Eleanor said and ran upstairs. Just then, the doorbell rang and Rosita went to get it. She creased her brows as she stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar face of the young guy standing in front of her.
“Hello…”
“Um… Hi Mrs. Queen. Is Eleanor around?” Jake asked nervously.
“Have we met before?” Rosita asked instead.
“Yeah, I’m Jake… I was at the sleepover party…”
“Oh… Come in. Lizzy would be down in a minute.” Rosita said and stepped aside so Jake could come in. Eleanor had just descended the stairs that moment and stopped in her tracks when she saw him.
“Jake…” She stared at him in shock while Jake just walked up to her and swiftly pulled her into a tight hug.
“I’m sorry.” He muttered in a shaky voice that made it seem as though he was holding back his tears.
“I’ll give you two some space.” Rosita said and then excused herself.
Jake pulled away from the hug and Eleanor gasped when she noticed his eyes were wet. She instinctively held his face and wiped his eyes with her thumb.
“Jake what’s wrong?” Eleanor asked worriedly. Jake held her hand on his face as he stared at her with so much sadness in his eyes.
“I messed up, Eleanor. I’m so sorry. I had no idea what you were going through… I—” Jake’s words were cut off as Eleanor suddenly pulled him closer, slamming her lips on his. He reciprocated immediately, pulling her closer by the waist as he deepened the kiss.
Eleanor felt all her bottled up emotions resurfaced as she kissed Jake. She had missed him so much, more than she could phantom. She dug her hands into his hair, pulling him closer even though they were already so close. Jake nibbled on her bottom lip then chewed on it lightly while Eleanor let out a soft Mõ@? as his hands roamed and caressed every part of her body.
They finally pulled away, breathless but still holding onto each other.
“I missed you… So much it felt like I was gonna die.” Eleanor muttered, her eyes were still closed while her forehead rested on Jake’s.
“I missed you more.” Jake said and kissed her lightly this time which she reciprocated immediately. After a while, they broke the kiss and Jake finally noticed the boxes.
“What happened? Why were you crying?” Eleanor asked worriedly.
“I… Beatrice called. She told me everything, and I finally understood why you couldn’t go on that trip with them.” Jake explained and Eleanor’s worried expression got replaced with that of anger. Hearing that name now didn’t make her sad anymore but angry. It reminded her why she wanted to leave in the first place and start things over.
“It doesn’t matter now. It’s too late.” Eleanor said as she walked up to her bag and packed her dairy in it.
“You’re traveling?” Jake asked with furrowed brows.
“I need a fresh start, Jake.” Eleanor responded with a blank expression.
“What do you mean fresh start? Like you’re not coming back?”
“I’ll come back… I mean my mom lives here. I just don’t know when.” Eleanor responded and Jake frowned.
“So you’re just gonna run away? What about Ousen? You should show Beatrice and Lisa and everyone else that they didn’t succeed in breaking you—”
“Except they did, Jake. I’m broken and if I don’t leave I would never be whole again…” Eleanor said cutting him off. “And that’s why you and I can’t work out.” She added and Jake stared at her in shock.
“What is that supposed to mean? I’m sorry for what I said Eleanor. It wasn’t your fault and I’m sorry I couldn’t be there to console you when you needed me but I can’t let you go. Breaking up with you was the biggest mistake of my life… I love you Eleanor. I love you so much I might just die if you leave me.” Jake confessed and a tear drop escaped from Eleanor’s eyes.
“And I love you too Jake. I really do but if I’m going to start things afresh, I’m going to have to let go of everything. I know you’ll find someone out there who’s gonna love you more than I do, someone who you’re gonna love more—”
“That person is you, Eleanor. I don’t want anyone else.” Jake said and took a step closer but Eleanor stepped back.
“I’m sorry Jake but this is the end for us.” She said firmly and just then Rosita walked in with an apologetic look.
“Sweetheart we need to leave now. Your aunt is already at the airport.”
“I’m sorry Jake but you have to leave.” Eleanor said with an apologetic gaze and then began picking up her things. She wasn’t sure if she had made the right decision breaking up with Jake, but she was tired of making herself vulnerable. She needed to focus on herself now, on how dreams. Love will always come to her, and if it’s meant to be, she might still end up with Jake in the future.
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Eleanor stared at the window as Rosita drove to the airport. She felt a strange kind of peace… One she hadn’t felt in a long time.
“You okay, hon?” Rosita asked with a sad smile.
“I’m perfect, mom. This is exactly what I need.” Eleanor replied with a bright smile then brought out her dairy. She began scribbling some words in, more like lyrics. She hadn’t written a song before but right now seemed like the perfect time to write it.
“To a new beginning.” She said with a bright smile on her face.
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𝕿𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖚𝖊𝖉…