NovelOnlineChapter 214
Ella
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The rain was cold and heavy. Within seconds, we were both completely soaked.
Alexander grabbed my hand. “Con, we need to get inside.”
We scrambled to pack up the picnic as fast as we could, but it was useless. The rain was coming down so hard |
could barely see two feet in front of me. Alexander shoved the soggy sandwiches and wet blankets into the
basket while | tried to gather the sopping wet candles.
“Leave it,” Alexander said, taking my arm. “We'll cback for the rest tomorrow.”
We took off running toward the mansion, but the forest floor was already turning into a mess of wet leaves and
mud. My shoes had zero traction-I had foolishly chosen style over practicality-and before we made it far, my
ankle twisted in the mud.
| went down with a cry. Pain shot up my leg, momentarily blinding me.
“Ella!” Alexander was besidein an instant. “Are you hurt?”
“My ankle.” | tried to stand and immediately sat back down with a hiss of pain. “Fuck, that hurts.”
Alexander gently probed my ankle with his fingers, and I had to bite my lip to keep from crying out. “I don’t think
it’s broken, but it's definitely sprained,” he said, his voice nearly lost below the sound of the sudden summer
storm. “You shouldn't walk on it.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt| looked around at the pouring rain and the muddy forest. “How am | supposed to get back to the house?” It was
a half mile walk.
“Easy.” Alexander stood up and turned around, crouching down in front of me. “Hop on.”
“What? No. Alexander, I'm too heavy, and you'll hurt your back, and-"
“Ella.” He looked atover his shoulder. “Get on my back before we both die of hypothermia.”
| wanted to argue more, but another gust of wind sent rain directly into my face, and | gave up. Wrapping my
arms around Alexander's neck, | let him hoistup piggyback style.
He was stronger than I'd expected. Even with my added pregnancy weight, he didn’t seem to have any trouble
carryingthrough the forest. But I still felt guilty about it.
“I'm sorry,” | muttered into his shoulder. “This is all my fault. | should have checked the weather forecast before
planning a stupid outdoor date.”
“It’s not stupid. And it’s not your fault that it started raining.” Alexander adjusted his grip on my legs. Besides, |
was having a good tbefore the weather turned.”
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“Really?
“Really.”
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We walked in silence for a few more minutes, Alexander navigating carefully through the trees while ! tried not to
think about how much my ankle was throbbing. The rain wasn’t letting up, and we were both shivering by now.
“There,” Alexander said suddenly, pointing through the trees. “We can wait out the storm in there.”
| squinted through the rain and saw what looked like a wooden structure built between two large oak trees. It
tooka moment to realize what it was.
“Is that a treehouse?”
“Yeah. | can’t believe it’s still standing.” Alexander carriedcloser, and | could see that while the wood was
weathered and old, the structure looked solid. “I haven't been up there in probably fifteen years.*
“You built this?”
“My father and I did. When | was maybe eight or nine.” Alexander setdown carefully at the base of the tree,
keeping one arm around my waist so | could lean on him. “Can you make it up the ladder with your ankle?”
| looked up at the rope ladder hanging down from the treehouse. It wasn’t that high, maybe ten feet off the
ground, but with my twisted ankle, it might as well have been a mountain. But | nodded anyway, determined to
get out of the rain.
“l can try.”
It took seffort, but we managed to getup the ladder with Alexander basically pushingfrom behind.
The treehouse was bigger than I'd expected, with enough room for both of us to sit comfortably. There were even
a few old cushions scattered around, although | personally wouldn't risk sitting on them.
Alexander helpedsit on the floor, propped up against the wall. “How does that feel?”
“Better. Thank you.”
For a few minutes, we just sat there listening to the rain pound against the roof. It was actually kind of cozy,
being tucked away in this little wooden shelter while the storm raged outside. If | had known this tree house was
here, | would have planned to have our picnic in it instead.
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