Caution
Epiphanies
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A loud bang erupted in my room, and a muttered “fuck” before my eyes jolted open. A curly haired mop of curl sprung up from the floor, turning towards me with a frown.
“Sorry I woke you up, I ..uh tripped.” He muttered, obviously embarrassed.
“It’s okay, I should be getting ready for the ball tonight.” I smiled, before tossing the covers off my legs.
“Is that tonight?” He questioned, and I nodded my head, draping my silk robe over my nightclothes.
“I was hoping to spend more time with you, Jagger thinks I’m scoping the area.” His jaw tensed, before peering back up at me.
“I’m sure we can make time to-”
“LIA!” A loud feminine voice echoed through the halls. “Lia! Oh there you are! Hi Harry. We have about 3 hours until we have to leave. Come on.” She tugged at my arm, and I shot Harry as small smile before following Rose out.
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I nervously huffed out before glancing at beautiful Rose. “ I’m scared, this is my last day I’ll get to see Harry, or worse. My last day on earth.” Rose shot me a sympathetic look, before standing behind me, and tightening the corset.
“I’ll never let that happen to you. Relax, this might hurt a little bit more.” She pulled some strings to the corset, before resting her knee on the small of my back, and releasing.
“You’re done. This corset dress does wonders on your curves!” She exclaimed, before handing me my shoe box.
“I hope the plan works out.” I mutter, slipping on my high stiletto’s.
“It will, love. Now let’s hurry on, and take their breath away.”
“Okay” I nodded, before walking out into the dining room.
Both men, had their back faced towards us, exchanging small chat, while waiting for us to finish primping up. The sound of our heels, made their head turn, and Harry took a double take before turning around fully. My feet somehow, made their way over to him without my knee’s giving up on me.
Harry’s black suit and black silk tie, made my heart flutter, reminding me of our high school memories. My eyes finished trailing over his body, and landed on his eyes.
“You look breathtaking Lia.”
“Thanks.” I look down, trying to hide the heat in my cheeks.
“Shall we?” He held his hand out, in front of me.
“We shall.” I smirked back at him, as he laced his hands into mine.
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“I don’t know how this will all end, or if we’ll see each other any time soon, but we’re going to give you two a few minutes to you know. Chat.” Hayes awkwardly smiled before dragging Rose out of the car.
“I…uh.” Harry nervously scratched the back of his head before looking up at me.
“I still love you Harry.”
“And I love you. But I must tell you something, and you must listen to me.” He cocks a brow, and I nod, allowing him to continue.
“If anything happens to me. . . promise me you’ll run. Far, far away. Switzerland because you have a house there no one knows about. But I don’t want you here. Will you promise me that? That you’ll leave if anything goes wrong.” He begs, grasping my hand for some sort of support.
I was never left with an ultimatum like this before. And it saddened me to think that Harry was so scared of the outcome, that this was his only option. It scared me too. It did.
“Don’t cry. I don’t like seeing you cry.” He murmurs kissing my forehead. But the hot tears continue to trickle slowly down my cheeks.
“I can’t promise you that. I’ll fight for you. Even if it’s the last thing I”
“No. Promise me Lia. Promise me you’ll do this. For us, for me?” He bargains, and I nod my head slowly as a tear falls onto my dress.
“I’ll be alright Lia. I will.” He smiles, leaning in slowly. “I’ll come back for you.”
My mind freezes for a moment, as I take in everything that’s happening. Was he saying goodbye? Did he know something I didn’t? I didn’t know what is was, but fear was present in his eyes, and I knew that this is what he would hold onto. His, our last memory, before destruction stopped through. So, I leaned in too. Pressing my lips onto his soft ones, and letting my world stop for a few seconds. I let the feeling linger on my lips a little longer, before stepping out into the doom that lied behind the walls of the ball. It was dark, and all I could dream about was an epiphany.
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3/26/15