~*Carmilla*~
When Laura backed up to look at me, she smiled.
"Thanks for that. I just need a good cry sometimes, you know?"
"I'll always be here for you."
~*Laura*~
"I'll always be here for you."
Those words echoed in the room.
"I'm not going to leave you again, I can't stand being away from you."
"Carm, I'm not going anywhere. I'm scared that you will be the one leaving me again."
"It was to protect you, Laura."
"Protect me from what?"
"Me."
~*Carmilla*~
Silence fell in the room and Laura had her eyes fixed on me.
"Whatever happens from now on will be done together, not having you going all rogue on me."
Laura reached out her hand to me and I held onto it for dear life.
She was my everything, my reason for living.
"Promise me that next time you feel like running away that you'll come to me."
"I promise."
~*Laura*~
I held onto her hand and wouldn't let her go for anything. She pulled me in for another hug and this time, I felt her calmness wash over me too. We stayed this way for what seemed like hours but was probably only minutes.
Whatever was happening between us was something that I didn't want to stop, no matter what.
I knew that I shouldn't expect Carmilla to do more than hold me in her arms, but I wanted so much more to happen. I wanted what we had before she started to doubt herself.
