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Chapter 6

  • The sensation of a plane landing down on the ground could be felt when a loud bump was heard as the wheels of the plane hit the ground.
  • Laura touched her chest and could feel her heart beating unevenly.
  • The slowing sensation of the plane was making her heart beating worst, her stomach churned at the feeling.
  • As everyone started getting their way out of the plane, Laura remained rooted in her seat.
  • After a while, a stewardess approached her, and just then Laura came back to her senses and stood up to depart.
  • After going through the process of getting her luggage to all official requirements, she finally walked to the gate as her heart felt like dropping down with each step.
  • She had told her sister that she would live in a hotel, she refused immediately but after she tried to convince her she agreed with difficulty and took her promise that she would stay at her home for dinner and then at night she could leave for the hotel.
  • Lisa already knew that Laura will try to stay away from her as what happened in the past she still felt guilty and remorse about it.
  • As she stood at the gate, she held her coat tightly feeling cold although the sun was shining brightly on her face. She still felt cold, her hands felt frozen as she tried to keep them in her pockets to warm them.
  • Her eyes caught a man who had her name written on the board. "LAURA."
  • She walked toward him, "It's me" she told him plainly, he looks like a driver.
  • The young man smiled politely as he bowed to her. "Hello Miss Laura, Mrs. Carlos has sent this ride for you."
  • Laura felt uncomfortable after hearing the word, "Mrs. Carlos." She once wanted to get that title so desperately.
  • She forced a smile as the man took the suitcase from her hand and pulled it to his car while guiding her on the way out.
  • He opened the door respectfully as Laura seated inside. She leaned on the seat and closed her eyes, she has no interest in looking out at a beautiful city like Rome. Her mind was filled with worries but she tried to soothe her heart by saying, "It would be over soon."
  • Yes, she has planned that she would stay for less than a week, and then she would leave. After all, she is here to attend the reception of her sister as she promised her before.
  • The car stopped after a long time. Laura took a long breath as she inhaled the fresh wind filled with the scent of flowers calming her nerves a little.
  • But as she walked to the villa door, all her memories started flashing into her eyes.
  • She walked to that villa, the night before she left this place. The door opened and she saw Ms. Davis greeting her politely, she greeted her back as she walked inside.
  • It was 10 'o'clock and the house was quiet. She walked to the living room, the time she came here first there was nothing except Augustus lying on the floor lifelessly with the shattered pieces of wine bottles all over him.
  • And now, she could see the six-seater sofa, a huge dining table with sets of chairs, the living room was decorated so nicely it looked lively and pleasant to the eyes indicating the presence of people in the home.
  • She smiled bitterly as she stared at the spot Augustus was lying that night and she stood a little far from him wearing a sexy dress with heavy makeup on her face, Augustus opened his eyes slowly as he looked at her and then pounced at her hungrily.
  • THUMP
  • ...
  • "Laura..." Lisa squealed with joy and Laura jerked back her head shaking away all the past memories and coming back to reality.
  • "Sis..." Laura opened her hands wide to hug her but stopped when she saw the small chubby baby in her sister's arms. "Little Tommaso..? Oh sis he is so cute.." Laura asked while grinning at the baby.
  • She then gave her sister a side hug as Tommaso was refusing to leave Lisa. Laura laughed when she saw Tommaso making face when he got a little squeezed by their hug.
  • She then clapped her hands and tried to make him happy as he left Lisa's embrace and went into Laura's arm.
  • Lisa was stunned to see this change as well as Ms. Davis, Tommaso never gets comfortable with any stranger so fast he even made faces when Augustus, Maria, or Simon tried to hold him from Lisa's embrace.
  • "Wow... it seems Tommaso really likes you, Laura.." Lisa told her as she gestured for her to sit and then asked Ms. Davis to bring tea and cakes for them.
  • "So how was your flight?" Lisa asked Laura as she sat beside her.
  • "It was okay sis." She told her while playing with Tommaso in her arms.
  • "And... Boston....? How was it? Are you okay there? Any problem with study or.... anything?" Lisa asked her in hesitation.
  • Laura turned to her and told her with a serious face, "Sis, I am not a child. I am 19 and I can handle myself alone."
  • "But Laura.." Lisa was still feeling sorry for her as Laura stopped her. "Sis, I am absolutely fine. Trust me." She squeezed her hand assuring her.
  • Lisa smiled softly as she held her hand.
  • "Where are Simon and Maria?" Laura asked to change the subject.
  • "Oh, they have gone to school. They would be back by 3 until then you should go and rest OK." She told her in concern.
  • "Yeah Sis, I will later. First I will play with this chubby man.." Laura chuckled as Lisa too laughed and told her happily, "haha well Augustus too called him a little man."
  • Laura's laugh was frozen as she heard his name but she still tried to keep her smile as she was feeling uncomfortable hearing "Augustus" name.
  • "Pa....rk...Pa.....rk..." Just when Laura was feeling distressed, Tommaso blabbering in her arms and she looked at Lisa to translate what he wants?
  • "He wants you to take him out to the back garden for a walk," Lisa told her with a smile.
  • Laura chuckled while kissing his chubby cheek. "Little fellow, I have just arrived and you have started ordering me hmm." She complained while mimicking a baby's voice and Tommaso laughed at it.
  • Laura held him up and took him out, while Lisa stayed inside as she was feeling cold.
  • Laura walked with Tommaso in the back garden as she looked around and Augustus's words were ringing in her arms, "That night he told her that he would arrange the back of home for his kids and indeed he has put a lot of effort to make it a good playground for them."
  • She then thought of something and peeked at the entrance of the villa, as expected she saw a huge swing there.
  • Augustus told her that night that he wanted to keep a swing and wanted to enjoy good weather with his wife, Lisa.
  • She sighed sadly, "What had got into me?" She murmured to herself as suddenly Tommaso's fat hands patted her cheek.
  • She looked down at him with a smile, "Tommaso I feel so guilty and sorry for my sister, Lisa, and brother-in-law Augustus. I had tried to separate them and create misunderstandings between them. I was so bad back then."
  • She sniffed as she tried to control her tears from falling.