Guilt

The taxi driver drove down the long and winding road, with Scarlet inside as she took in the familiar scenery that led to her grandmother's residence.

She was excited to see her grandma, and that familiar comfort she felt whenever she was visiting her grandma overwhelmed her.

However, this visit felt different because of her earlier encounter with Nicolas, the thought of him was still weighing heavily on her mind.

After the taxi halted beside the roadside, Scarlet took a deep breath as she hoped to calm her nerves before heading inside.

She stepped and pay the taxi man before walking towards the residence.

She knew her grandmother would be waiting for her, with, perhaps, a freshly baked apple pie and a warm hug, just like she always did.

Scarlet smiled at the thought of her grandma's warm embrace, but her smile faded quickly as the memory of her Nicolas surfaced again.

Nicolas is about to leave the country, and she couldn't shake off that disturbing sensation in her mind that sh