Memories 2

ELENA'S POV;

I laughed. "Yeah right, that's not going to happen. Not when Antonio is here. He'd probably kill him without thinking twice just because he's a guy."

"Hmm." Jessie toyed with the hem of her shirt. "Go on. What happened after that?"

I continued...

"There's no way that's going to happen. We're happy to have you here with us." He beamed and sighed with relief. "I've never told anyone this before." He became serious, and stayed quiet for a while, as though he was in thoughts.

"What are you thinking about?"

He sighed. "Harlin."

"Harlin?" I was bewildered.

"My ex." He said. "It was my intention to bring a girl that I liked to this place." Wait, what was he trying to say?

"I was so..... obsessed with Harlin because she had all a man could ask for." I thought I was the only girl in Jason's life, aside from his sister."At least I thought she did."

"So you were gonna bring Harlin here, to this special place?" He nodded. Why was he being so calm about this? "Then why didn't you bring her here?" I asked, rather disappointed.

"She left."

"What?"

"She left me for someone wealthier." My heart softened. That's so unfair.

"What did you do about it?" He shook his head at my question. "You could have tried to get her back...."

"No. Well, I did try to get her back but I realized, what is the point of trying? When someone you love so much leaves you for another, when someone you trust betrays you, they aren't meant for you. They used you to gain only for themselves, you should know they shouldn't be welcomed into your life anymore. Just let them go. That was what I did, I let Harlin go and moved on with my life, we were never meant for each other, and one thing I love about that is that I don't regret it, I'm living happier than ever. Even though I had to live with the pain, I didn't look back. I didn't realize when the pain vanished. And here I am today, living without any regrets."

I smiled when he did. And then he said; "I'm just happy to have someone special in my life."

"Wow, she must be very special." I managed to say, I felt my heart ache.

"You're not gonna ask me who she is?"

I wanted to know her, she's got Jason now, the guy I never had. Whoever this girl was, must be a special one to have such a nice guy in her life. I was happy for her though. To have stolen his heart this way, with the way his lips twitched into a smile when he talked about her, she really deserved him.

"Who is she?"

He smiled. "She's.....beautiful, smart, strong...someone I thought I would never find in this life." He gazed at me. "And someone I wish to have with me, forever."

With the way he stared at me with warm blue eyes, his eyes held different emotions, as though he was looking at the girl he was talking about. My gaze went down. I didn't understand. And then he caressed my cheek with both his first and middle fingers, before they traced down to my jaw, and raised it, causing my eyes to find his, once again. He had so much effect on me, he leaned closer, and closer, till I felt his lips on mine.

His lips were so soft, and tender. I knew this kiss wasn't an ordinary kiss, it was a kind of kiss I had never gotten before. I didn't know how much I yearned for this day till now, I didn't want it to end, neither of us wanted this to stop. I could feel tears sting the corner of my eyes. Never have I been kissed like this before, they were always very ignorant and forced, but this was different. Jason kissed me like I was special, like he was afraid to let me go, like he never wanted to leave my side, like I was the only person his life depended on. He kissed me like I meant the world to him.

When we pulled away, heads touching, we tried to regain our breaths. His lips tugged into a smirk as he gazed into my eyes.

"It's you, Elena." He stated. "You."

A sense of worry overwhelmed me, with my present condition, I was scared he was going to leave me once I lost my hair and my beauty, or rather he was going to lose me and then he would have a permanent wound in his heart forever, the pain deepened, and I couldn't help but look away. And once he found out about my plan for revenge, I didn't want that for him, I didn't deserve him, he would just end up getting hurt because of me again. I'm not the girl he thinks I am.

He raised my jaw, bringing my eyes to his concerned ones. "What's wrong?"

I shook my head with a smile plastered to my face. "Nothing, I'm fine."

He seemed a bit confused at first, but before he could utter another word he kissed me again, and I didn't object. I didn't want him to know how much pain I was in right now. I'd just have to hold it in, I didn't want him to get worried about me again. Let's just share this moment, and forget the pain.

The feeling I couldn't comprehend, the feeling I thought could never be answered, the feeling I've always wanted to know, it was all clear now. He loved me, but would I be able to reciprocate his love? It felt so... foreign.

"Wait a minute?" Jessie called. "You mean you kissed Jason? Are you for real?!" She asked excitedly.

"Shhhh. Don't let Antonio hear that. He'll look for that guy and kill him."

"I just can't believe it. You had a love life outside your abusive home."

"I didn't. I didn't love Jason. He loved me."

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