The Road Back to Your Heart
May 2004-Determined
May 2004
Eric walked around Yale with one thing on his mind, finding Elle and winning her back. His first year in Carolina was lonely. He missed his family, his friends but most of all he missed her. Half-way through training camp, actually more like two days into training camp, he realized how big of an idiot he was and that he needed her. He tried to get a hold of her, but she didn’t answer his phone calls, his emails or any type of communication he tried. Eric figured if she wouldn’t talk to him over the phone or the computer, the only way to get her back was by coming to see her. That’s why he was there. He was determined to find her and win her back. If only he could find her. He hadn’t realized that Yale was so big. As he walked around the campus, he looked all around him, looking for the familiar hint of honey gold hair and stunning blue eyes that was his Elle After what felt like hours of searching with no avail, Eric sat down on one of the benches.
“Excuse me,” A man, about Eric’s age with strong features, and olive green eyes and brown hair, said. “You look lost. Can I help you?”
Eric took a deep breath, “I’m looking for someone. I don’t know if you know her though.”
“Try me. What’s her name and major?” The man said.
Eric studied the man, unsure if he should give him the information but decided it couldn’t hurt, “Gabrielle Moore, she is a Psychology Major. She normally goes by Gabi or Gabs.
“Hmm,” The man said with a pause. “I don’t know her but many people hang out in the Hewitt Quad.” The man point him in the direction of the quad and Eric heads that way after he made sure to tell him thank you.
Eric looked around the Quad, seeing many faces of people he didn’t know then he stopped. There she was sitting with her nose buried in a book. He smiled and started to make his way over to her but stopped seeing the man from earlier walk over to her.
“Nikki!” He said with a huge smile.
Elle looked up from her book with a small smile, “Hey Nathan!”
“So,” Nathan started with a smile. “You, me, dinner and a movie?”
Elle laughed and shook her head, “Nate, I told you, I’m not ready to date. I need time to heal. I know you think it’s crazy after all I have told you but I am not ready to move on and let go.”
“Well, I’ll be here when you are,” Nathan said getting up. “Come on at least let me get you some ice cream.”
Elle stood up with a smile, the same smile that Eric fell in love with years ago, “Alright, but then I have to get back to studying.”
As the two of them walked off, Eric’s heart fell. He realized at that moment the guy set him up to see this. He knew from the moment Elle’s name had passed his lips who he was and he wanted him to see that she was happy without him. Eric took a deep breath and headed back to his car. He’d be back with a plan to win her over because he wasn’t going to let some American named Nathan steal his girl away from him. He’d figure out away, if it was the last thing he did.
Eric walked around Yale with one thing on his mind, finding Elle and winning her back. His first year in Carolina was lonely. He missed his family, his friends but most of all he missed her. Half-way through training camp, actually more like two days into training camp, he realized how big of an idiot he was and that he needed her. He tried to get a hold of her, but she didn’t answer his phone calls, his emails or any type of communication he tried. Eric figured if she wouldn’t talk to him over the phone or the computer, the only way to get her back was by coming to see her. That’s why he was there. He was determined to find her and win her back. If only he could find her. He hadn’t realized that Yale was so big. As he walked around the campus, he looked all around him, looking for the familiar hint of honey gold hair and stunning blue eyes that was his Elle After what felt like hours of searching with no avail, Eric sat down on one of the benches.
“Excuse me,” A man, about Eric’s age with strong features, and olive green eyes and brown hair, said. “You look lost. Can I help you?”
Eric took a deep breath, “I’m looking for someone. I don’t know if you know her though.”
“Try me. What’s her name and major?” The man said.
Eric studied the man, unsure if he should give him the information but decided it couldn’t hurt, “Gabrielle Moore, she is a Psychology Major. She normally goes by Gabi or Gabs.
“Hmm,” The man said with a pause. “I don’t know her but many people hang out in the Hewitt Quad.” The man point him in the direction of the quad and Eric heads that way after he made sure to tell him thank you.
Eric looked around the Quad, seeing many faces of people he didn’t know then he stopped. There she was sitting with her nose buried in a book. He smiled and started to make his way over to her but stopped seeing the man from earlier walk over to her.
“Nikki!” He said with a huge smile.
Elle looked up from her book with a small smile, “Hey Nathan!”
“So,” Nathan started with a smile. “You, me, dinner and a movie?”
Elle laughed and shook her head, “Nate, I told you, I’m not ready to date. I need time to heal. I know you think it’s crazy after all I have told you but I am not ready to move on and let go.”
“Well, I’ll be here when you are,” Nathan said getting up. “Come on at least let me get you some ice cream.”
Elle stood up with a smile, the same smile that Eric fell in love with years ago, “Alright, but then I have to get back to studying.”
As the two of them walked off, Eric’s heart fell. He realized at that moment the guy set him up to see this. He knew from the moment Elle’s name had passed his lips who he was and he wanted him to see that she was happy without him. Eric took a deep breath and headed back to his car. He’d be back with a plan to win her over because he wasn’t going to let some American named Nathan steal his girl away from him. He’d figure out away, if it was the last thing he did.
Notes
This chapter and the next one will be in the past. This one is the first time Eric visited Yale. The next one will be a year later. Let me know what you think please!!!
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12/5/17