Uno Straniero Intimo: Le Lotta di una Moglie Solitaria

Uno Straniero Intimo: Le Lotta di una Moglie Solitaria

Scarlett Langley

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Introduction

George fu presentato a Ellie da un amico. Lei era carina e aveva un lavoro stabile. Non solo Ellie, ma anche i suoi genitori erano soddisfatti, così si sposarono dopo tre mesi di conoscenza. Tuttavia, trascorrevano poco tempo insieme a causa del lavoro impegnativo di lui. George viaggiava spesso per lavoro, almeno un mese alla volta. Ellie non sapeva cosa facesse fuori. Sapeva che il suo lavoro richiedeva riservatezza. Ma non voleva più questo tipo di vita, non sapeva nemmeno se suo marito avesse un'altra donna o no.

La sera, George, tornato da un altro viaggio di lavoro di due mesi, trascinò il suo corpo stanco per aprire la porta, ma non vide Ellie correre fuori dalla cucina come al solito. Si chiese cosa stesse succedendo e chiamò, ma non ci fu risposta.

Entrò in camera da letto e vide che il comò, di solito vuoto, era pieno di prodotti per la cura della pelle, diversi rossetti e due bottiglie di profumo. George aggrottò la fronte e si sedette sul bordo del letto, si tolse gli occhiali e fissò una tessera di iscrizione a un Centro di Allenamento di Danza Latina sul comò.
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Chapter 1

Dopo aver divorato la cena a casa dei suoi genitori, Ellie Baker salì sull'autobus per tornare a casa verso le otto di sera. L'autobus era praticamente deserto, con la maggior parte dei sedili vuoti. Si diresse verso il sedile doppio vicino alla porta posteriore e si lasciò cadere accanto al finestrino.

Era estate, quindi rimaneva chiaro fino a tardi, ma i lampioni erano già accesi e le insegne al neon dei negozi ronzavano e sfarfallavano come se avessero bevuto troppo caffè.

Ellie fissava fuori dal finestrino, la sua mente in fermento con tutte le chiacchiere di Mr. e Mrs. Baker. Inoltre, non riusciva a smettere di pensare che il bambino di sua cugina Fiona avrebbe compiuto un mese tra soli due giorni.

Fiona si era sposata solo un anno fa e ora aveva un bambino di un mese. Nel frattempo, Ellie era sposata da sei anni e ancora non c'era nessun bambino in vista. Continuava a dire a tutti che lei e George non avevano problemi fisiologici, che George era semplicemente sommerso dal lavoro e sempre in viaggio per affari. Avevano deciso di aspettare qualche altro anno, finché il lavoro di lui si fosse calmato, prima di tuffarsi nell'avventura della genitorialità.

All'inizio, le loro famiglie erano tranquille e non facevano storie, ma col passare degli anni, senza che lei potesse dire esattamente quando, tutti avevano cominciato a "preoccuparsi" per lei, facendola diventare gradualmente più ansiosa.

Ellie era immersa nei suoi pensieri quando improvvisamente sentì qualcuno sedersi accanto a lei. Istintivamente, girò la testa e rimase totalmente sbalordita da ciò che vide.

Era un giovane, probabilmente sui vent'anni, con una semplice camicia a maniche corte azzurra.

Aveva un viso incredibilmente bello, con lineamenti così perfetti da far girare la testa a chiunque. Nel gergo di oggi, era sicuramente "figo" o "attraente".

Ma ciò che davvero lasciò Ellie senza parole non era solo il suo bell'aspetto. Era il fatto che il lato del suo viso somigliava in modo inquietante a quello di suo marito, George Stone. Anche il suo atteggiamento gentile e raffinato era identico.

La mente di Ellie non poté fare a meno di tornare alla prima volta che incontrò George. Era come se tutte le cellule del suo corpo fossero state trasportate a quel pomeriggio nel parco sei anni fa, quando il preside le presentò George. Era una sensazione strana, quasi surreale...

Il ragazzo doveva aver sentito lo sguardo di Ellie perché girò la testa e le fece un sorriso imbarazzato ma cortese.

"Uh... Questo posto è occupato?" chiese, con una voce calda e un po' giocosa.

La sua domanda riportò Ellie alla realtà. Si ricompose, sentendo le guance scaldarsi.

"No, è tutto tuo," rispose dolcemente, scuotendo la testa.

"Oh, pensavo che ci fosse qualcuno," disse lui, con un leggero sorriso sulle labbra.

Ellie non sapeva come rispondere, quindi si morse il labbro in modo imbarazzato e tornò a guardare fuori dal finestrino.

Ma nel riflesso del finestrino, poteva vedere che il ragazzo la stava ancora guardando. Poteva persino sentire il suo sguardo, che la metteva molto a disagio.

Fronteggiando la situazione, si spostò istintivamente più vicino al finestrino, quasi premendo la spalla contro di esso. Alzò la mano destra per tenere il braccio sinistro, incrociando leggermente il petto in un gesto difensivo.

Questa postura fece sì che lo sguardo del ragazzo seguisse i suoi capelli neri, oltre le orecchie, fino alla pelle chiara del collo che sbucava dal colletto della camicia. Lui batté le palpebre e finalmente distolse lo sguardo.

Le sue orecchie diventarono rosse per l'imbarazzo.

Nonostante il ragazzo avesse distolto lo sguardo nel riflesso del finestrino, Ellie si sentiva ancora a disagio per qualche motivo. Non poteva fare a meno di tenere l'attenzione su di lui, anche se non la stava più guardando.

Dopo quello che sembrò un'eternità e tre fermate, finalmente raggiunse la sua destinazione. Sospirò di sollievo quando l'autobus si fermò e si alzò rapidamente.

Il ragazzo fu educato; sapendo che lei doveva scendere, non si limitò a girarsi di lato. Invece, si alzò e si spostò per farle strada, mostrandole un sorriso.

Ellie si morse di nuovo il labbro, riuscendo a forzare un sorriso che a malapena poteva essere definito tale in risposta alla sua cortesia.

Con una mano che stringeva la tracolla della borsa, abbassò la testa e uscì dal suo posto.

Mentre passava accanto al ragazzo, notò che era alto, quasi quanto suo marito, George.

Piegò leggermente le labbra, scese rapidamente dall'autobus e, senza fermarsi un momento, si diresse verso la sua zona residenziale. Non rallentò finché non sentì l'autobus allontanarsi.

Finalmente, si girò a guardare indietro, ma l'autobus era già scomparso.

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