Chapter 1 - Not so Eleanor's day
The
rain fell in sideways sheets, cold and relentless, the wind whipping it in
every direction, making an umbrella slicker and nearly useless. The weather
made Bali looked so gloomy on that day. Eleanor Palmer was a British woman who
moved to Bali when she was fifteen because of her mother’s Hotel business.
Eight years later, she got her own business by running a cafe. She had quite a
good career and not to forget, a super dead gorgeous boyfriend named Caleb
Moore who was the owner of Blue Point Bay Villas. She was really happy with her
life and thought that Caleb would be her happily ever after.
Eleanor was standing in front
of her door’s house and getting ready to run towards her car which was parked
outside. She managed her pace and got into the car. Then she looked into a
small mirror and made sure her make-up was not ruined by raindrop. She started
the engine and headed to her cafe in Seminyak, called “ Garden Bistro and
Patisserie”. Suddenly, her cell phone rang and the name “ Bae” was on the
screen. She tapped the screen quickly and said hello.
“Hi, beb. I’m heading to the cafe
and it’s raining now. I really hate it. I wish you could come over this
afternoon and we are having lunch together.”
“I’m so sorry darling, I wish I
could but the schedule’s a bit tight here and I need to see some developers to
discuss a new project. Instead, I have to go to the airport right now to pick
up my sister.”
“Your sister? I thought she was
still in Paris. All right then, take care love and send my regard to your
sister.”
“You too. I’ll call you later
as soon as possible. I love you.”
“I love you too. Bye.”
Eleanor sighed and felt a bit
curious about Caleb and all she could think was, it’s just a rainy, gloomy day and everything is fine, nothing to worry
about. Just chill Len, chill... Then she arrived and parked her car. She
got off the car and there, by the porch of the cafe, her mother had already
stood and waited for her. Mrs.Palmer looked so stunning with her Dolce and
Gabana flowery dress, matched with her Manolo Blahnik heels, but her face
showed weariness. Eleanor, soon, greeted and hugged her mother. She walked to
her mother and then they both came inside the cafe, walked straight to the back and sat down on a bench under a big canopy. Five minutes later, a waitress came along and served
a cup of coffee and a cup of tea.
“Mom, how are you? You looked
so tired, and why didn’t you call me or tell me first that you would come here?
I could have just picked you up along the way. Is everything okay with your
business trip?”
“Oh sweetheart, I simply don’t
want to bother you. Besides, I could drive by myself and wanted to surprise
you. Well, my business trip went quite good. The investors agreed with my
decision and soon, The Palmer Hotel will be built in Menjangan Island. So, how
are you with Caleb? When are you going to break up with him?”
Mrs.Palmer’s sarcastic tone
made Eleanor stopped stirring her tea. Then she looked at her mother
desperately and said, “Oh mom, not again. Can we just not talking about that? I’m
tired of you asking me that question almost every time we meet. I love Caleb
and I know he does too. So, why don’t you just take the reality for once? He’s
nothing like father.”
“Don’t you dare to say that
Leni! I know your father made mistakes but he is still you father and you have
to forgive him. Here is my point, you are still young and I don’t want you to
make any mistakes that would make your future worse. I’ve already told you that
Caleb is married and he has a wife, one of my colleague saw him with a woman in
Singapore, they were holding hands and kissing, and they both wore wedding
rings. Even if that woman wasn’t his wife then it meant he was cheating on you
just a while ago.”
“No, mom. It must be a mistake.
Maybe your colleague saw a wrong person or maybe he saw someone that looked
like Caleb. I trust Caleb and if you don’t like him, oh please mom, just don’t spread
lies or bad things about him. He’s already proposed me and I said yes. I wish
you could be happy for me. Now, if you please mom, I have a cafe to run.”
The coffee went cold and even
Mrs.Palmer had not touched it yet. She was still in shock about her daughter
proposal and not a word came out from her mouth. It was so silent for a minute.
Then Eleanor stood and walked into the main dining room, straight to the bar’s
table. Mrs.Palmer followed and looked at her daughter sadly and said, “Leni,
you are my only child, you are such a proud for me and I wish I could be happy
for you about your proposal but I can’t. I just want the best for you, especially
for your future and I don’t want you to make the same mistake I did by not
listening to what my mother told me about your father. I know deep inside your
heart you almost feel the same way like I did, like something is off about
Caleb. Please, think it through.” After saying those words, Mrs.Palmer walked
away and left Eleanor in silence.
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I think it is going to be an interesting story. I enjoyed reading it. A really good grammar. You almost made no mistakes there. However, if i am not mistaken, i saw a slight mistake in one sentence which was " You looked tired " I thought it was supposed to be " You look tired " instead :) Can not wait for the second chapter. I am so curious about what actually is wrong with Caleb.
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