Chapter 6

                                    

                                          
Alex has been sent out he wasn't able to share much, but he's been calling whenever he can. 
They have managed to see each other a couple more times before he left, and after a month Eleanor has already been missing him like crazy. He'll probably think she's silly, at the end of the day it's only been a month. 
Letting her worries go she's been focusing on her studies and the Tennis charity Tournament, but she can't wait to see Alexander again. 
Sitting in the library with the girls
They take their notes and work on their individual assignments. 

"Do any of yous understand task 5b." Stella asks
"Let me check." Rhea replies back. 
Calculate the following ratios and comment on the performance of the business over the two years.
"Oh no, this is a question for you El" she jokes
Laughing El asks Stella
"What have you filled out"
Handing me her book and checking her answers. 
"You just filled it in the wrong spot. There is a 12% increase at the turnover and there's a 23% increase at the expenses. Just flip these two and your good to go" she discovered 
"How did you figure that out?"
"It says it right here you weren't reading it correctly"
"Jeez why did I decide to study finance again?"
"You'll be fine" Rhea responds
Emma adds 
"You always rush to finish your work of course you're going to miss information"
Working more in silence on their assignment the girls finish up. 
"Okay i'm done." Eleanor starts beginning to pack her things. 
"Me too" Emma replies
"Anything planned El?" Rhea Asks
"Yeah lunch with Viola and practicing for the tournament"
"Ooh yes. I heard it's going to be on tv"
"It is plus more money for charity"
Just then El's phone rings. Hoping that it's Alex she says her goodbyes to the girls, and rushes off to answer. 

"Hello"
Hey, love how have you been doing
Having a hard time hearing him she answers 
"I've been good you?"
I'm about to-
The signal breaks. 
Looking down at her blackberry she doesn't know how to feel. What was he trying to say? 
She hopes that it wasn't anything bad, all she wanted was for him to come back home. 
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"You have been enjoying your self right?"
Having met up with her sister Viola who wanted to catch up with her she stays silent still thinking about Alex. 
"Listen i understand things are hard right now, but you have to understand where mom and dad are coming from. Your working for your future. You'll be much more financially secure without having to worry about bills and stuff."
"No i understand. Didn't stop you though from doing whatever you wanted"
"I was stupid to drop out, waisted 2 years of my life and now here i am returning back to college with a debt following me around."
Finishing up on their lunch after 20 min. it's time for El to leave again, and go to practice. 
Being part of the Tennis Club, it's members and Eleanor have been wanting to plan a tennis tournament, and after bringing it forward to committee members who approved, and have been getting other Uni's
Involved like Cambridge University, University of Bristol, Imperial College and University of Edinburgh. 
They've been planning and getting the word out to other students. 
The money raised will be split between the 5 Uni's with theirs going to the Magdalen College trust. The trust supports charitable causes like Bicester food bank, little angels and save the children etc. 

Wanting to put their best players in Eleanor was one of the few asked to represent Oxford. She's been awfully excited about it all, and has been practicing her technique. The tournament has actually been getting quite the press, and because of it they have managed to get a tv spot out of it with those funds also going to charity. 
After practice El walks to her dorm when she receives a call, normally she doesn't answer unknown numbers, but with Alex gone he doesn't get to call from his own phone. Answering she doesn't recognize the man voice 
Quietly saying "Who is this?"
Hi is this Eleanor. Uhm it's William, Alexander's brother?
Did something happen to him?
"Why isn't Alex calling, did something happen?"
Mind racing she goes through all the possibilities of what could've happened to him
No he's fine. He asked me to check up on you
Letting out a sigh of relief. 
She's not sure how to respond as she's never met his brother before. 
"Oh well everything is fine here"
Okay good
"Well this is just awkward now"
Laughing william replies 
It is. Uhm it was good speaking to you? And uhm maybe he'll finally introduce us to you
"Yeah sure. I guess i'll hang up now. I wouldn't want to keep you.... from what you were doing"
Yes. Nice talking to you Eleanor. Bye
Hanging up the phone she returns to her dorm wanting to forget that awkward conversation. Getting into the shower and redressing for dinner at the dining hall later on. 
She wonders how much longer she has to wait for Alexander's return. She can't believe that the man she met nearly 3 months ago would consume her thoughts so heavily.