I considered calling Celeste, and I contemplated knocking on Ella’s door, in the end, I had no balls to do it.
Dinner in Prague was a lonely sandwich and a beer from the hotel lobby.
10.30pm
I decided to call Celeste on her room phone.
When she picked up, the first thing I did was to apologise.
James : Dear… I’m sorry…. Can we talk ? ….
Celeste : Make up your mind….. then we’ll talk.
She hung up on me after that.
I tried Ella’s phone, she just said she’s feeling tired and she wanted to get some sleep.
Ella : Don kept pestering me today…I don’t want to talk about this now….
She hung up with an invitation for me to head over to her room.
I guess in the heat of the moment when we had sex, none of us thought of the consequences.
The following day past in a blur as we toured the city of Prague.
We left Prague and entered Poland, heading to 1 of the top tourist spots. It did not help the mood when we visited the concentration camp where thousands of people were murdered.
Word goes that the place is constantly raining. It was a depressing place as we entered Auschwitz concentration camp.
Looking at the exhibit and being told the story behind the camp almost made me sink into depression considering the situation I was in.
We checked into our hotel in Krakow , Poland that evening at around 8.30pm after dinner.
I had approached each of the girls separately during dinner, asking if we could talk things out.
The last thing I wanted was for the situation to be left hanging in the air.
None of them wanted to even look at me.
It seemed I needed to make up my mind soon before things got worst.
I had this sick feeling in my gut as the gravity of the situation slowly sank in.
Not only did I just messed up the relationship of the girls, I also got myself fucked up in the process.
The more I thought about it, the more I blamed myself for being a dick.
As my chain of thoughts slowly grew and progressed, I could not help but feel a little manipulated.
I had this cold chill run down my spine as I thought about Ella.
I tried to clear my head and really look at the whole situation from the very beginning.
A scary thought entered my mind and I quickly brushed it off.
11.45pm
I was having a drink at the hotel bar when Don appeared beside me.
James : I’m not in the mood….. what do you want….
Don smiled and ordered himself a beer.
He did not say a single word, instead choosing to drink his beer quietly beside me.
It was just past 1am and only Don and I remained at the small hotel bar.
He drained his 2nd glass of beer and turned slowly towards me.
Don : Do you still think Ella is still the simple girl you remembered her to be ? … haha…
He laughed a throaty laugh before leaving me alone at the bar.
The feeling of anguish and discontentment started to fill me up. I was caught between knocking down Ella’s door and giving her a good fuck, perhaps force myself onto her.
She was the one who put me through all these.
It was something that I thought would help quell my frustration.
Yet part of me wanted to just snuggle up with Celeste, to just forget the entire matter and move on. To really enjoy the rest of my Europe trip.
I deliberated over my decision for a while.
I weighed the odds, and did my sums.
I finished my drink and went up to the rooms.
I knocked on the door and after a few attempts at the door bell, it finally opened.
When the door opened a crack, I could see her rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
A flurry of emotions rose up within my body.
With a deep breath I entered the room and shut the door behind me.
………………………
The end.
Thank you for all the comments and analysis
You’ll have to draw your own conclusion for this.
Hope you enjoyed the read.
Wishing all a early Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.
Cheers
ilock
I’m glad everyone enjoyed the story!
2015 feels like a lifetime ago haha. Went through quite a bit of up and down that year, i’m just glad it’s all over.
It was fun working on this piece, no pressure, no deadlines, i just write what come to mind during my free time.
Hopefully i will have the opportunity to work on another piece like this in the future.
There are plenty of other titles on this site, just run a search and take a trip back in time.