Ellia Im Sorry
CHAPTRE 12. STORIES ABOUT THE PAST

"Oh yeah, where's Fredy? I don't think I've ever seen him?" Anders asked as he sipped his coffee.

"Fredy? He's out of town because there's a job there." Answer Ellia. Anders nodded his head.

"Do you have a relationship with Fredy?" Anders asked, his gaze looking probing.

"Relationship?" Ellia asked back.

"Yes, at first I thought he was your husband. But now I think he's your lover?" Ask Anders again.

"Love? Husband? You're just there." Timpal Ellia who shakes his head.

"The first time you see them, you'll think that way." Sahut Anders's.

"Fredy I've considered my own brother. Because he and his family helped me when I..." Ellia's words came to a halt, her face suddenly turning grim.

"What's Ellia?" Anders noticed that Ellia's countenance had changed. Ellia shook her head slowly while smiling bitterly.

"You know Anders, before I got here I had a very tough test of life for me..." Ogre Ellia, clear lightning appears behind the net blocked glasses.

Unknowingly Anders' hand clasped Ellia's fingers, he could feel that the woman before him was holding back the grief.

"You can share a story with me, if you believe me. But if you don't want to tell me that's okay, I won't force it." Anders smiled softly, his hands clasping tightly onto Ellia's hands.

Ellia was comfortable, she thought there was no harm in telling Anders. After all, he had known Anders for a long time, even though they were never close. But he knows Anders is a good guy. Emily is easily familiar with it.

Can't a child see a person's soul? They know which people are sincere and pretend to be nice.

A pair of brown eyes that are always decorated with thick glasses look bright. Recalling the bitter events in his life.

"Seven years ago, exactly at a school farewell party. That bad thing happened to me.... My chastity was taken away by someone I didn't know..." Ellia began to tell stories, while Anders listened to her and became a good listener.

"That day Karen picked me up and asked me to come to the school farewell party, at first I refused. But Karen continued to force me, let alone her attitude that suddenly changed well to me made me unable to refuse her invitation.

But who would have thought, after arriving at the party I was forced intoxicated by Karen and her friends. Until I forget what happened to me. The next morning when I woke up, I was already in an inn.

And I realized that I had lost my chastity. I felt my life was ruined at that moment. I thought about ending my life, but I thought about my mother. My mother is the only family I have. Who will take care of him later?

I decided to keep it a secret and forget about it. But a month later, I finally found out that I was pregnant. Pregnant child of someone I didn't know until now..."

Anders stared intensely at Ellia, his heart beating faster. Apparently Ellia did not know about his actions.

"Then?"

"My mom had a heart attack and died when I found out I was pregnant, I told my mother the truth and it made her so devastated that she blamed herself for letting me go to the party that night. That's not his fault." Ellia's eyes glazed over remembering the mother. Anders' pair of hazel eyes looked pale.

"Away from the funeral, I was driven out of my own house by my neighbors. Since they thought I was a disgrace, I got pregnant without any marriage bond. And for fear of getting karmic, they kicked me out.

Even then I didn't have a penny. Pregnant, I live on the streets and no one cares for me. My mother, the only family member I have left me. I even scavenged the leftovers from the trash, so my son wouldn't starve." Ellia tried to hold tightness in her chest.

A tear from Anders, he did not think that his actions had ruined Ellia's life.

"Why did you choose to keep your womb? You don't know whose kid it is?" Anders asked, Ellia smiled bitterly.

"Because only my son I have. And my son is innocent. I thought about killing myself a second time, but I didn't want to increase my sin. I don't want to kill my own flesh and blood. He's innocent anyway." Answer Ellia.

Anders closed his eyes, every word that came out of Ellia's mouth as if it had hit his heart. He did not expect that because of his actions Ellia lived a very hard life. He felt very guilty about Ellia.

"Ellia, I'm really sorry. I'm sorry..." His inner.

"And when I was at the lowest point in my life, God brought me together with Fredy and his family. At that time I was walking on my own aimlessly, when I was about to cross the road I suddenly fainted. And when I realized, I was at Fredy's. Since then I have been living in Fredy's house. They treat me so well. Never seeing my status and condition being pregnant without a husband, they also helped me take care of my pregnancy." Ellia smiled, remembering how good Fredy's family was to her when she was no one.

"And when Emily was three, Fredy's family gave me the confidence to run this shophouse." Said Ellia while circulating her eyes on the shophouse that had closed.

Anders took his breath slowly, trying to hold the tightness in his chest.

"Ellia, you're not alone. You have Emily, Fredy's family, and now you have me." Anders smiled gently, his hand still clasping Ellia's hand.

"If you need anything, tell me. I will always be ready to help you. You're a strong woman, you're capable of this." Her speech. 

Actually Anders wanted to be frank with Ellia about what he had done first. But he was afraid, Ellia hated him even later. Given what Ellia had experienced all this time, it would be very easy to make Ellia hate her.

"Thank you Anders..." Ellia returned her smile.

"No need to worry about Ellia, aren't we friends?" Anders asked, one eyebrow raised. His eyes stared at Ellia.

"Friends? I don't remember we were friends." Ellia frowned.

"Yes, we're friends from today." Sahut Anders's.

The two laughed, but a moment later they realized their hands were still grasping each other.

"Eh." Anders let go of his grasp. The man looked wrong. And so did Ellia.

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