Chapter 5

BOSTON, USA

"I am here to love you." A man's deep voice came into Laura's ear, she could smell alcohol and then the smell of lovemaking. She felt like drowning in an ocean and then she saw a pair of Hazel eyes looking at her deeply.

For a moment, she felt like her soul was awakened by those eyes. She tried to imagine Augustus in that face but somehow that face changed into something she couldn't figure out as her body started moving slowly.

She felt the pain and pleasure, her muscles tightened and as she was close to losing herself she was awoken by her alarm clock voice.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

She hit it with her hand to stop, feeling irritated as she sat up and rubbed her sleepy eyes just to find Tina standing in the doorway staring at her.

"What? I am not a ghost." She snapped.

"Still didn't see his face?" She asked with a raised brow.

Laura shook her head in irritation and Tina sighed. "You're good to go. Today is the last day to remember." She reminded her.

Laura nodded as she stood up to get ready for her school.

The day went as normal as it always has been.

At night, Laura packed her stuff in a small suitcase as Tina sat on the sofa with a bowl of fruits.

"So you're finally leaving.."

Laura nodded her head as she was busy in packing her stuff.. "hmm"

Tina sighed sadly but Laura didn't notice her expression as she was busy packing her bag and finding her passport and all the necessary things she would need.

...

At the airport

Tina hugged Laura tightly as a tear dropped down from her eye. "I am going to miss you bitch.." she complained while slightly hitting her arm.

"I will be back soon." Laura comforted her.

"You have to, otherwise I would fly over to Rome to bring you back, do you understand?" She threatened her as Laura chuckled at her words.

"Yeah, I am sure of that."

As they both laughed, "Laura be strong and don't forget I am just a call away ok." Tina told her before she walked to check-in.

Laura thanked her wholeheartedly as she walked to check in and took her boarding pass. She felt heavy when she saw the words, "Rome, Italy" written on her pass. She touched it with her thumb as multiple memories came back into her mind.

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FlashBack

After seeing Augustus's devastated look from being separated from his love, Lisa. Laura felt heart-stabbing pain, she never wanted Augustus to suffer like this.

She felt like her heart was bleeding painfully when she saw him broken. She went back to her sister's place and found out that she too was crying while missing Augustus.

She felt like a terrible person who has separated two beautiful souls and especially their unborn child who has not arrived yet.

She packed her bag with determination to leave Rome as soon as she could, she got a text from Grace before leaving. She was curious to know if Laura had succeeded in seducing Augustus and making him sleep with her.

Laura called her at the airport to tell her the decision she had made. Grace came over with a sullen face, she wasn't happy with Laura ordering her around.

She was just using Laura to destroy Lisa's happiness just the way she destroyed her happiness by taking away her brother's life.

She was full of rage and revenge, she would never forgive Lisa for what she had done.

"Why have you called me so late? And what is this?" Grace asked her unpleasantly and she was shocked too to see the small bag around her shoulder.

"I am leaving Rome." She told Grace firmly.

"But... why..?" She stuttered, her eyes looked shocked.

"Because I realized that what I am doing, I am not going to get anything except hurting the people I love the most."

"What nonsense?" Grace uttered the words without much thinking as she looked at Laura frowning at her.

"I mean, Augustus does love you. You just need to make him realize that." She quickly turned her tone gentle and tried to stop her from leaving.

"No... that isn't true," Laura shouted feeling tired and exhausted.

"I have seen everything with my own eyes. I am not a good person. I am destroying their life and so you are.. You better stop interfering in their lives otherwise I would tell Augustus that you were the one guiding me through these things." She warned her as Grace's face turned ugly.

"So you have called me here to threaten me?." Grace snorted as Laura replied back calmly.

"No, I don't dare to do that but you know Augustus is a capable person. If he knew about your intentions he would never let you live happily. So for your own happiness, leave them alone.."

“Huh… Fine..” Grace snapped at her angrily. “I will see how long you would be able to play that good woman role. Let’s see Laura for how long you could pretend. Don’t forget we all are bad in someone’s story. No matter how much you run away, one day you have to come back and face them.”

Grace was fuming in rage as she turned and left. She has chosen Laura as her pawn but now she has decided to step back. She is at a loss of what to do now? She should never have accepted anything from that useless woman.!

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PRESENT

Laura opened her dizzy eyes as she heard the captain making an announcement of the plane taking off, she held her breath as she looked outside. The sun was shining brightly, an 8 hours flight was going to end and soon she would be standing at the airport where she had never thought of coming back so soon.

She felt heavy while remembering the past and most of it, she was afraid and nervous to face Augustus and her sister, Lisa. She had done so much wrong but still until now her sister had never complained to her instead she always made sure that Laura never blamed herself for the past and moved on from it.

She felt grateful as God has blessed her with such a good sister, a sister which cares for her more than her mother would ever do.