At 10:00 in the evening, Luke finally woke up, he planted a quick kiss on Laura's forehead and untangled himself gently from her body. He left the bed and entered the bathroom to have a quick bath and get himself ready for the journey to Hallowpass.
Fifteen minutes later, he exited the bathroom and saw Laura already awake, wearing a towel around her body. He smiled adoringly at her. "Excited to go home?" he asked her in a sad tone. He reached her side and gave her a quick hug.
"Yes..." she replied with a gloomy sigh.
"Okay, take your bath and I'll go outside to check our transportation for the journey," he said.
Laura nodded her head and went inside the bathroom to start bathing.
After donning clothes on his body, Luke left the room to check the carriage outside the house.
When Laura exited the bathroom a moment later, Luke was nowhere in sight. She changed into the red floral dress and dried her hair with the towel, then she starts combing her hair.
She found a black leather backpack from the closet and took it out. She folded the clothes neatly and put them inside the bag and left the red velvet dress on the bed. She has nothing to give him as their remembrance... except for the red dress.
She sat on the chair waiting for his return. She's feeling sad about leaving Luke's side but also feeling excited to return home. The mixed feeling she had right now was torturing her.
A minute later.
The door opened and Luke stood in the doorway wearing a brown cloak around his body, he stepped into the room and looked at her. "Ready?" he asked.
"Yes," she replied. "By the way, since I have nothing to put my clothes into... I took one of the knapsacks from the closet and put my clothes on it," she said apologetically.
Luke smiled and covered their distance in just seconds, he hugged her tightly and placed a loving kiss on her forehead. The pain of letting go is making his heart bleed. He picked up the knapsack and reached for her hand. "Let's go..." he said softly as sadness engulfed his eyes.
"Okay," Laura said.
They exited the room going downstairs to start their journey.
A few minutes later, they were already boarding the horse-drawn carriage. The horses were moving forward in a steady manner exiting the gate. Laura stared back at the mansion, giving it one last glance before she will leave this place completely. It's hard to leave such a nice place that produces beautiful memories that she had shared with Luke.
She rested her head on his shoulder.
"Sweetheart, you can sleep in my lap. I will hold you till we arrive at your home," Luke offered.
Laura took a deep breath. "A few hours from now, we will never see each other again," she said sorrowfully.
"I know, but you still have a choice. Just say the word and I will order the carriage to bring us back to my house and we will live happily ever after," he offered.
Laura released a deep sigh. "I'm so sorry, Luke. I just can't do it and you know the reason why," she said in a dispirited voice.
"It's okay, I understand your situation, it must be pretty hard for you to decide. Anyways, I'll stop asking you to go back with me to avoid subjecting you to mental stress. I'll just keep my mouth shut and hold you until we arrive at your home," he said trying to ease the heavy burden that she was carrying on her shoulder.
"Thanks..." Laura murmured and closed her eyes. One hour later, she was already dozing off in his arm.
Luke settled Laura's sleeping form properly in his lap. "Sleep well... sweetheart," he whispered in her ear.
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