Trapped In Her Heart

"What the—nono wait, are you trying to say that I saw a ghost? I met Sebastian at the supermarket yesterday and he was buying groceries." Owen retorted.

"Wait so according to Owen, he saw Sebastian at the supermarket but according to Ava, Sebastian came back today." Turning towards Sebastian, who was looking for a hole where he could hide, Noah asked, "Dude, what is this?"

"I—" Sebastian had no idea how he was supposed to get out of the lie of the web he had created. Swearing that he wouldn't lie again, he was about to cook up another lie when someone jumped for his rescue.

"Boss, did I accidentally leave my handbag in your car today in the morning?" When Sebastian gave her a confused look, Ellie widened his eyes at him and added, "When we were coming back from the airport in the morning?"

Understanding what she was trying to do, he decided to act along with her. "Ahh yes, you left it in my car."

Smacking Owen's head, Calvin frowned, "Are you really stoned?" 

"What the f.u.c.k? No, I am—" walking towards Sebastian's desk, Owen snapped, "Hey, tell them that we met yesterday at the supermarket."

"What? What are you talking about Owen? How can you meet him at the supermarket? That doesn't make sense. Wait, you aren't drunk early in the morning right?" Ellie chuckled.

"I know right? I had a talk with Seb last night, he told me that he won't be coming back and he didn't." Ava added.

Glaring at everyone, Owen gritted his teeth, "Do you all think that I am mad? Why would I just say that I met Seb at the supermarket when I didn't?" Turning towards Sebastian, he hissed, "You—why are you so quiet? Tell them." 

"Tell them what?" Sebastian asked.

"That we met at the supermarket yesterday and I even told you about my housewarming party and his June and I are moving in together." Owen fumed.

"You want me to lie?" 

"Lie? What do you mean?" 

"If I tell them that I met you though I didn't, wouldn't that be lying to my friends and family?" Sebastian faked a frowned.

Suppressing her urge to laugh out loud after seeing Sebastian's real-like acting, Ellie composed herself and sighed, "I think we have a misunderstanding here."

"There is no misunderstanding, Sebastian is lying you guys," Owen shouted, who was feeling very weird. He clearly remembered meeting Seb and talking to him so why was he denying it? Did he really not meet him?

"Sebastian never lies, he is a man of his words so you can't really shove it on him to escape from the fact that you are actually stoned." Noah defended his cousin for real.

"Yeah, Noah is right and why would Ellie lie?" Calvin asked.

"Exactly, why would I lie?" Walking towards Owen, Ellie added, "I think you are having what boss was having a couple of weeks back."

With confusion scattered all over his face, Owen asked, "What?"

"You see when someone overworks, they tend to hallucinate people and things. So a couple of weeks back when boss told me to get two cups of coffee, one for himself and the other one for Ava but when I looked around, I couldn't find her anywhere. When I told him about it, he told me that Ava is sitting on the couch but she was not." Pausing for a while, she added, "So you see? When you overwork, you hallucinate things."

"Oh," slumping on the chair, Owen massaged his forehead. His mind was in mess and he was feeling very muddle headed. He knew that he had seen Sebastian but now he was having a feeling that maybe he didn't. 

Looking at how distressed he looked, Ellie felt very bad for him. "But don't worry Owen, this can be fixed easily."

"How? I won't go crazy right? I can't go crazy, what will happen to June and our baby?" He asked.

"What? June is pregnant?" Melissa gasped.

"No but she will be in the future so I have to think about that too." Owen added earning a curse from everyone.

"No, you won't go crazy or anything. You just need to take rest and work a little less. Don't stress about anything and—"

Cutting Ellie off, Sebastian added, "And eat lots and lots of sandwiches."

Massaging his forehead, Owen dazed out for a while before getting up. "I-I should go home and take some rest."

After Owen left, Ava sighed, "I should call and tell June about this."

Glancing at his watch, Calvin added, "I should leave too."

"Ah I have a meeting." Noah said.

After everyone left, Ellie started laughing out loud and slumped on the couch.

"Did you see Owen's face? Oh God I feel so bad for him." 

Walking towards her, Sebastian chuckled, "I did meet him at the supermarket yesterday." 

"Hmm I know, I heard everything when I was about to enter the office." Smiling at him, she added, "So what was Noah saying? Hmm something like you never lie?" 

Fl.i.c.k.i.n.g her forehead, he said, "Thanks for helping me out today."

"Only thanks won't do because I sinned for you. I lied which is wrong but I'll take an ice cream as compensation for that."

"Alright then, let's go for a ice cream treat after lunch." 

…..

Afternoon.

"Are you sure it will be fine if we walk like this?" Ellie asked. 

After lunch, Sebastian suggested walking to the ice cream parlour which Ellie thought would be very inconvenient for him.

"It's alright, it's a safe area and the weather is perfect for a walk so everything is fine." He assured her. 

When they arrived outside the ice cream parlour, she asked him to stay outside.

"It's very crowded so I'll go get it for us, hmm which flavor do you want?" She asked.

"Which one do you want?" 

"Chocolate"

"Then get the same one for me too."

Ellie smiled and nodded her head before entering the parlour.

….

Ten minutes later.

Holding two double scoop chocolate ice cream, Ellie happily walked out of the parlour.She then started looking for Sebastian only to find him talking over the phone near the main road. 

She was about to approach him when she saw a black car overtaking everyone and speeding towards him.

Dropping the ice cream on the ground, she rushed towards him while calling him out.

"Sebastian."

…..