THE WASTED WIFE
ELA-ELLAND'S STORY

"You're coming with me, Ellia!"

Ela glared her eyes when she realized that her hand was pulling Elland into the elevator by force.

"A-pa want you? Let go of me!", the protester Elara looked at Elland and realized the elevator was coming down quickly.

Elland did not answer a word.

When the elevator door opened, the man quickly pulled Ela's hand to follow her. Elland, who knows the ins and outs of Lucifer's company, is easily looking for a shortcut to get to her car without anyone knowing.

"Take me off, brother! I want to get my phone. I have to go back upstairs".

Ela tried hard to release the grip of Elland's hand on his arm. But in vain the man's energy is very strong. Even mercilessly, Elland carried Elara's body like a sack of rice.

"So put me down!", cried Elara as she lashed Elland's back.

A few moments later...

"Mr Elland?"

"You go home! I'll bring my own car".

"Okay sir", replied the tall man who was Elland's driver.

Elland lowered Elara's body from her back. "Come in, we're talking now".

"don't want. There was nothing to talk about anymore!", Ketus Ela turned her body about to leave the man.

"If you're still gone too, I'll expose our past to your fiancee and your sister right now, Elara!"

"Please decide for yourself, come with me now or they'll all know our secret relationship. I don't care about the consequences, if Oliver and Maxxie are gonna be mad at me. This matter has been a long time since I have been quiet, Ella!", ketus Elland with a high tone.

Hearing Elland's threat, Ela's footsteps came to a halt instantly. His body was trembling, while his head was suddenly dizzy. Elland saw the change. He led Ela into his car. Ela gave no more resistance.

Elland drove the car at mid-speed leaving Lucifer's company. While Ela leaned her head while closing her eyes. His fingers are massaging his temple.

"Why are you engaged to Maxxie, Ela. Among many men why you chose him. My best friend, Ela!"

Ela opened her eyes and changed her sitting position. The girl stared at Elland.

"It's none of your business! I am free to connect with anyone" answered Elara.

"As far as you know, I love my fiance very much. Who will soon be my husband–"

"Ah. Wh-wh-what are you doing? we could be doomed!", cried Ela as Elland stepped on the brakes abruptly. Ela's body was shaken to the dashboard, lucky she used a seatbelt.

No one started talking after that. There is only silence. Nature seemed to know the atmosphere in the luxury car, suddenly rain that soaked the earth with a rush.

"I love you Ellie. You brought me back to this town. Nothing else" Elland said, sounding so soft on Ela's ear.

"There's no point in your confession anymore. I don't need a coward like you. I won't spend the rest of my time with a lying man like you!".

"Because of your cowardice it has turned me into a woman of sin and my sins are no longer forgiven" said Elara in a voice trembling with her cries.

But the tears in the corner of his eyes were unstoppable. Elara sobbing. His body shook violently to withstand the pain that had actually begun to be forgotten. But the meeting with Elland again closed Elara's old wounds.

Elland didn't budge, not a word came out of her mouth. While his fingers gripped the steering wheel of the car, until his handbooks turned white.

"I'm sorry Ellya–"

"Never call me by that name again! You only left the deepest wound for me, brother. As hard as I can, I cover all this from my family. I am guilty of them. Even to break into Lucifer's company alone made my chest tight and feel even more guilty. On my sister's father", isak Elara said softly.

"Forget over everything that happened in our past, I'll start a new life after years of trying to heal myself of guilt". Elara rubbed the clear hairs that soaked her pale-looking face with the back of her hand.

The next minute Ela was about to open the car door, but Elland's hand held her back.

"Ellya forgive me. Understand Ellya, when I was very young I was not ready to have children. When I found out you were pregnant I panicked. I'm rattled. While my parents always urged me to continue my master's education in Amsterdam. In the end I prefer their wish, and leave you".

"But after I left, I never forgot you. You're always in my mind–"

"lik! Stop lying to me, you're so happy after that. You can freely show off your love problems with other women. I saw you on the internet. You are so happy and enjoying your life. Unlike me, who has to accept the consequences. Receive when put in the dorm and away from the family".

"I accept all that, because I'm the guilty one. I also refused when daddy gave me an inheritance, because I felt like a useless child to him. I lied to daddy until he died, as if daddy was wrong for my rejection".

"Now let me live quietly. Let all our past stories be like that, a secret between us. Now I've opened myself up, received back the love I once felt. But the love I now have for Maxxie. I love her so much. Max can treat my wounds".

Hearing Elara's words made Elland's chest rumble, but she tried to restrain herself. What Elara said, however, was all true. The man was incessantly cursing himself.

"This is the last time we're together. I've forgiven you. I hope you find your happiness too, brother..."

Elara opened the car door, this time Elland did not prevent it. He only saw Ela stopping the taxi that passed in the swift rain.

"I'm sorry Ellie. I was wrong to leave a wound on you. You have to be happy. I have to let you go, Ellia.."

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