The next day.
7:00 in the morning.
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Laura opened her eyes, and her vision came in direct contact with the red rose above the book that she was readingst night.
The mysterious spirit of the mirror visited her against night!
She looked at herpanion. Reba was still sleeping soundly beside her in the bed. This means, she fell asleepst night and failed to see the mysterious spiriting out of the mirror.
She rose from the bed and went to the bathroom to relieve herself. Inside the bathroom, she sshes a good amount of water on her face, washing away the sleepiness from her eyes.
Finished in the bathroom.
She exited and went to the closet to change her pajama into something casual. She remembered that today is the day they will go home to her father-inw''s mansion back in South Pond Town.
She looked at the window - it''s opened the whole night?
Did Reba forget to close the window, or she intended it that way?
She looked outside, oh, it''s raining!
She lowered herself on the chair and beganbing her hair with the hairbrush while staring at the single rose above the book.
A few minutester.
Reba finally awakens from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Laura. "Oh, you''re awake already, and I wake upte!" she said and sits upright. "Where is the mysterious spirit?" she looked outside the window, it''s already morning. "Dang! Did I miss him? Did he visited youst night?" she asked.
Laura nodded her head. "Yes, she visited this roomst night," she answered, pointing her index finger at the single rose above the book. "Look at that rose...that''s the evidence!" she replied.
Reba looked at the rose. Her eyes widened. "How did he came inside and what time?" she asked in bewilderment.
"What time did you sleepst night?" Laura asked her.
"I was still wide awake at 1:00, waiting for him. But it seemed I fall asleep and only wake up this morning," Reba said with a sigh.
"It''s okay, there are still many days and nights for this kind of experiment," Laura said.
Reba''s face suddenly lighted up. "Yeah, we still have many days to experiment," she agreed, feeling energized again. She rose to her feet and went inside the bathroom.
A few minutester, Reba looked at Laura. "Thanks for letting me sleep in your roomst night. I''m going back to my room to prepare for breakfast and our journeyter," she said and picked up the mirror from the table.
"Okay," Laura replied.
Reba exited Laura''s room and went back to her room, holding the mirror in her hand.
~
One hourter.
The maid went to Laura''s room and knocked on the door. "Miss Laura, breakfast is ready!" she announced.
"Okay, thanks! I''ll get down in a moment," Laura replied while brushing her hair.
She finished styling her hair into a ponytail a few minutester.
She exited the room and went downstairs - going to the dining room. When she entered the dining area, Graven and Reba were already sitting on the chair waiting for her presence.
Laura sat on the chair beside Reba.
Graven looked at thedies. "Girls, are you ready for our travel?" he asked them.
"Yes!" Laura and Reba replied in unison.
"Okay, let''s eat our meals and begin our journey this morning after breakfast," Graven said.
They began putting food on their tes and starts eating breakfast with a good appetite.
One hourter.
They finished their meals and left the dining room area - heading upstairs to pack their things for the journey.
Another hour had passed.
The servants brought their luggage down on the ground floor and deposited them in the carriage.
Laura and Reba were already properly dressed up for the journey.
Graven looked at thedies. "Girls, you may enter the carriage now so that we can start our journey," he ordered.
Thedies entered the carriage aided by the male servant.
Graven chose to board another carriage for his transportation because Reba wants to stay with Laura.
A total of two carriages were moving on the road, leaving the property, going to the main road that will take them back to the South Pond Town.
They traveled straight for five hours, only stopping for lunch and a trip to the toilet.
When night timees... Graven''s entourage stopped over in Voyage Inn, a good ce to rest for weary travelers. The inn was located in the sleepy town of Waben Cove.
They ate dinner in the eatery owned and ran by the inn for their valuable guests.
The eatery''s signature dishes were very much loved by the travelers and the rooms they offered are all tidy andfortable to sleep in.
Graven rented three rooms total. One for him, one for thedies, and one for the servants.
The travelers sleep early that night, tired of their journey.
When they wake up in the morning, it was already 7:00 am.
Half an hourter.
They gathered in the eatery to eat breakfast.
One hourter, after eating breakfast, they went back to their respective rooms and packed all their belongings in their bags, and left the inn.
After depositing their luggage in the carriages, they resumed their journey heading to the South Pond Town.
Their estimated time of arrival to their destination is early evening today if no unforeseen dy wille their way.
~
Inside the moving carriage.
Laura was reading the book while Reba contented herself in looking at the beautiful countrysidendscape outside the window.
Reba shifted her attention to Laura. "You didn''t wake upst night when the mysterious spirit made himself visible inside the room?"
Laura nced at her. "No. Maybe the mysterious being didn''t bother to wake me up because there''s another woman inside the room," she replied.
Reba pondered for a moment. "I think you''re right," she said and looked outside the window again.
Laura resumed reading the interesting book in herp.
A few hours went by.
Lunchtimees.
They stopped in an eatery located a few meters away from the road. The eatery happens to serve delicious seafood dishes topped with native sweet delicacy. Graven''s entourage enjoyed the food immensely.
After staying in the eatery for one hour, they were well-rested and eager to continue their journey.
The servants readied the carriages, and they resumed their journey.
Inside thedies'' carriage.
Reba looked at Laura, who rested her eyes from reading. "Are you excited about going home to your father-inw''s house? Did you miss Cooper?" she asked.
Laura released a deep sigh upon the mention of Cooper''s name. Sadness enveloped her face. She looked at Reba. She thinks she can trust the woman with her real feelings and emotions towards her future husband. "To be honest... I''m not happy in marrying Cooper," she confessed. "Please, don''t tell Cooper, Sir Nichs, and Graven about my true feelings towards my future husband," she begged.
"Don''t worry, I won''t tell anyone about your problem," Reba said, with a nod of her head. She was sympathizing with Laura''s difficult situation, understanding her dilemma. "So... the one in your heart is Luke, right?" she asked.
Laura nodded her head, teary-eyed. "Yes! But he''s already dead. Our love story is only short-lived. There is no happy ending for us," she said sadly, feeling emotional at the moment.
"Oh, don''t be sad," Reba said. She cleared her throat. "But what if Luke is alive andes back to you? With no physical body, just a ghost. Will, you still love him?" she asked, testing Laura''s true feelings for Luke.
Laura sighed deeply. She was confused for a moment.
Reba was shaking her head a few times. "Look at you... you are undecided! It seemed your love for Luke is just a shallow feeling. Your love for him changes with his appearance. Am I correct?" she asked, poking deeper into her heart.
Laura stared speechless at Reba''s face for a few minutes.
"You see, loving a being that is not humanes with a heavy price. What if the man you love, no longer the bearer of his old charm? Let''s say... Luke was resurrected from the dead ande back with a deformed and hideous face - will you still ept him? Will you still love him?" Reba asked.
Laura took a deep breath, unable to answer Reba''s question right away.
"When the timees that Luke is, even more, uglier than Cooper, I think you won''t give him a second nce," Reba dered.
Laura pouted. "Please don''t say that! My love for Luke is real!" she said, feeling upset.
Rebaughed a little. "Okay, as you say so! Don''t be upset and mad at me. I''m just trying to make you realize and question yourself the depth of your love for Luke. Don''t hate me for this," she said.
"Don''t worry, I''m not mad at you," Laura responded with a smile.
"Okay, let''s stop discussing Cooper and Luke. It will only make you upset. I don''t want to ruin your mood," Reba said and shifted her attention to the surroundings outside the window.
Laura continues reading the book that she was holding in her right hand. But this time, the words were swimming in her eyes. She can no longer continue reading the book. She was deeply bothered by Reba''s questions.
She''s now questioning herself about the sincerity of her love for Luke. Did she love Luke for his handsome face? Was her love shallow and only skin deep? What if Lukees back and he''s no longer the same handsome man that she used to love?
She bit her lip, feeling torn inside.
A few minutester, she realized that she doesn''t need to torture herself with those unpleasant thoughts because Luke is already dead. It would be impossible for him toe back to life!
With thoseforting thoughts running in her mind, she finally regained her focus and enthusiasm in reading.