Not a very long follow-up chapter for World To Come Ch 14.
= Listen =
I was walking to the kitchen, ready to prepare Kat her dinner, but when I was at the door, I overheard their conversation. I stopped and listened.
"... my heart was and will always be yours. You and I have been together for so long. I can't live without you! You are part of my life. Morning without you, it feels wrong..." Nate made one of the sweetest speeches I had ever heard, but really, I knew these were just lies. Men always lied.
"You scarified everything for me," I didn't want to listen anymore. I tried to cover my ears, but his voice penetrated through my hands. He kneed and took out a ring, "I hurt you and I am sorry. I should never have taken you for granted. But trust me, I have changed. I love you. Can you please forgive me and marry me again?"
"Forgive you and move to DC with you?" Kat asked, "And then we can have a 'life' out there?" I saw Kat took the ring from Nate's hand. I couldn't make myself watch anymore. I turned around and walked away. I felt the tear falling from my eyes.
I did not cry often. Last time, it was when I saw little Michael. He was beautiful and perfect, reminding me of my lost one. This time, it was because it hurt. I didn't know I cared for Kat that much.
I wanted to walk into the kitchen. I could, but I didn't. They were right; Kat and Nate could have a life out there. Even without Nate, Kat needed a new life. How long could I lie to her? Five years? Ten years? She would realize that I did not age. She would figure out the secrets happened in the house. She could be killed by any one of the evil souls.
If I truly loved her, the least I could do was telling her the truth and getting her out of the house.
I went up to her room and lay down on our bed. I could smell her scent, her iris perfume. I could feel the remaining heat of her body after our afternoon "nap". She gave me the warmth and held my hands when I was cold. She was my protector. She made people feel safe. That could be the reason why Nate and Brian wouldn't let her go. She was special, at least for me. She could be god's present for me, after torturing me for all these years.
Could I still have her this one last night? Could I be selfish for once? Maybe what I needed to do was to pretend not to know. Tonight, she would be sleeping on this same bed with me. We could be cuddling and spooning, which we never did before. I could tell her the truth the next morning.
Or maybe, she would spend the night in Nate's bed. And they could leave for DC first thing tomorrow morning without even saying good bye to me. I didn't know. I didn't want to think about it. I was tired. I just want to sleep and I closed my eyes.
= To Be Continued =