Her

Chapter 13

Enzo

Did I really just ask that? I've only asked that twice and both times, the girls turned me down and laughed at me. That was 5 years ago. "If only you showed up earlier in my life" I whispered to myself while we were sitting on her bed. I wanted to shower with her but I didn't ask because I felt like I knew the answer. She could of surprised me though, she has for everything before.

I'm standing right under the shower head and the water feels so relaxing. Should I dress up tonight? I would have to go get some new clothes then. Shit. I was so distracted by Ella, I forgot about Riley. Ten thousand dollars. He's just such a fuck-up. I do have a shit ton of money in my savings, but that's from MY hard work. But I do owe him. When I get out of the shower, I will check my savings account.

When I get out, I wrap myself in a towel and grab my phone. I'm in shock when I notice that I have $100,000 in my savings. What the fuck? I do not remember saving that much. I reload the page again, and again, but it stays the same. Someone had to of mistakenly put money in there. I'm so confused. I should go up to the bank and figure this out, but I really don't want to. Someone put it in there for me, I tell myself, and I'm not going to do anything about it.

I head back to Ella's dorm and she's not there. I decide not to change just yet and lay on her bed. She needs a T.V., I'm very bored here. I'm going to buy her one when I go out to get my clothes. I remember I have messages from Riley and open up my phone.

"Hey man, I'm sorry about what happened."
"I will pay you back."
"I'm sorry."

Dick. I need to withdraw that money to get him to stop talking about it. I decide to leave Ella a note and go to the store, I need to buy clothes. Tonight needs to be perfect, perfect place, perfect food, because it's the perfect girl. I get changed and head out the door.

Walking through the store I get to the mens clothing and I look like an idiot. I'm just searching through rack after rack wondering what Ella would like the most. Maybe this was a stupid idea to get clothes just for tonight. I decided to just get a nice black collared shirt and khaki pants that's nicer then anything I've ever worn before so it should do.

I head back to the electronic section and look for a television. I figured since I'm here, I might as well buy her one. I get her the same one I have in my room and buy cable and all that shit. She's gonna be so surprised when she see's it, I can't wait to see the look on her face when I give it to her.

I head to the bank and ask to make a withdraw. I take all $15,000 out and the lady gives me a stare. I don't give a shit and head back to Ella's dorm. On the drive back all I can think about is her drawing. It was so good.

Shit. My journal. I put it in her desk and I'm afraid she will go through it if she finds it. My hands get sweaty and I start to get nauseous. She can't read it. I'm not even sure if I mean any of it, and I also haven't finished it!

I hurry up and get out of the car, grab the t.v. and clothes, and rush up to her door. When I open the door, Ella is sitting at her desk, drawing the scenery from outside. My nerves go away and my breathing slows down. I didn't even notice it had changed until it went back to normal.

"Hey Ella, I got you something. Sitting in here after my shower, I was really, really bored so, I got this." I hold up the television and she turns around, dropping her pencil.

"You bought me a T.V.?!" she squeals and I begin to laugh.

"Yeah, I'm going to set it up. Just keep drawing." I smile at her and she smiles back at me. "Thank you Enzo." and she turns around, probably trying to hide her ridiculous smile.

I finish setting up the T.V. and try out the channels. A lot of unnecessary channels are on here and Ella turns around when she hears the voices speaking.

"Where are we going tonight?" I put the remote down and regret it when I leave it on the news.

"I don't know, where do you want to go?" She stands up and puts her shoes on.

"I don't care, surprise me."

"It's only 1:00 though..."

"I know, but I want to go now. We can get lunch." Well, she's excited, no doubt about that. That's a good thing I'm sure. I smile at her and she bites her lip and gives me a smile. "I'll be in the car." She winks at me and I rush to find my shoes. and hurry up and change. I forget to turn the T.V. off but I don't care. I run out to my car and Ella is still walking towards it. I run up behind her and pick her up. She screams and starts throwing her arms and kicking her legs as I throw her over my shoulder. "Enzo put me down!" I start to laugh and when we reach the car, I put her down. "Now can we leave?"

I smile at her and say, "just get in the car." and she does. We drive around and eventually end up at the little restaurant 'Steak' N' Stuff'.

"Steak' N' Stuff?"

"Yeah, It's really good."

"Well alright, let's go!"

We finish our food and we are on our way back. It's now 3:30 and I don't know how we took that long. Well, she did sit there and talk about her family and about how her dog died when she was eight. Man, that must be so much worse then what you dealt with when you were eight. We get to her dorm and she stops right in front of her door and turns around.

"Thank you for the-..."

I cut her off by pressing my lips against hers. My hands move to her hips to pull her closer to me and then I reach to open the door. When we walk in, I slam the door behind us and remember I left the television on when I hear the news talking. It's a blur though because I'm much more focused on Ella.

"You didn't turn the T.V. off?" Ella asks me while I kiss her neck.

"I was in a rush to catch up to you." my hands move down more to cup her sex and I'm moving fast, I know.

She starts to laugh and pushes me up off her chest, "Please shut it off, it's distracting me."

"Fine." I give her another kiss, "don't move." I get up and search for the remote. I pick up the pillow that has fallen on the ground. "Fuck, where did I put-..." I turn my head to look at the screen because I think I hear a familiar name. When I see the screen, I stop and drop the pillow. My eyes are locked on the screen and I can't seem to move them. My heart is racing and I can't feel anything.

"Enzo...?" Ella says and I can't find it in me to answer her. "Enzo, what's wrong?" She looks at the television and she's so confused.

"Sarah Dowsner, age 16, was kidnapped by 42 year-old, Joe Lark." I drop to my knees and I start to tear up, I can feel it. This isn't happening, please tell me I'm having another nightmare.

"Sarah..." I whisper. They start to show pictures of her and explain that they do not know the whereabouts of them. I keep looking at the pictures and when I see one with that teddy bear, I lose it. Everything that I have been holding in all these years, is let out by the worst possible outcome of my life. Ella kneels down and holds me. Her lips are moving but every sound is blocked out. The room is spinning, there's a ringing in my ears like I just busted my eardrums, Ella's eyes are wide with concern when I turn my head to her for a split second, then look back at the television. I don't care that she sees me like this. Not in this situation. Nothing else matters anymore. I need to help her, I have to. I have to find her.