We could have a life, us two.. (Completed)

A Farewell

A week felt like it was a long time, everyone was worried about how they were going to hide Johanna for one week and keep away from others sight but it passed by in a blink of an eye. They had lived together for over a week as if they were never going to part, it had made them all feel like they'd known each other and lived together for whole their lives, they had become so used to being a together. Sweeney the grumpy man he was who didn't speak much and always had a serious look and could also get angry very easily, even he was softer thowards his daugther, she felt he was different to her than he was to others, even though he didn't speak much, he'd tried his best to show his love to her in the moments they had spent together. Eleanor on the other hand had done more than enough not only had she opened her arms to welcome her but her heart too.

In the silence of the early morning, the atmosphere in Mrs Lovett's establishment at 186 Fleet Street was sad. The time to say goodbye had come. Everyone woke up very early besides the barber he hadn't slept at all because the judge was now out of the hospital and probably realized that Johanna had run away and he was probably be looking for her now. The barber was not at ease and had kept an eye out in the parlor without letting anyone notice. He didn't want to scare anyone and wanted his daughter to have a good night rest before she left for a long journey.

The barber left his desk, and headed downstairs while the baker and Johanna were saying goodbye to each other in her parlor. Hugging her Nellie felt like her own daughter was going away as she was feeling so what would the barber feel she wondered. Nellie knew her for more than this short period of time, she knew her for 15 years and she remembered the pain when Johanna was taken away from her for the first time, it was no different, it was just as painful as then.

"I’m going to miss you" the girl spoke with difficulty between her sobs.

"I’m going to miss you too love" tightly embracing her she gave her a kiss on her cheek. "You're always welcome, never forget that. Do you have everything with you?" she wanted to make sure she had everything before she’d leave. The barber watched the two say goodbye as he came downstairs just in the middle as they were embracing each other.

I have everything, even the books you gave me, thank you.." she looked at her for a moment in doubt as to whether she would say it or not but then "Mom.." she called her.

Nellie was completely speechless, her eyes widened in surprise and sparkled with tears the moment she heard her mutter the word, she never expected this, but it has made her extremely happy beyond words.

The barber was also shocked but he wasn't upset with it not at all. He understands why she calls her mother, she didn't known her real mother and Nellie was the only one who had cared for her with a motherly feeling towards her. She was the only mother example for her.

"You have been like a mother to me in the past and now I understand why I called you mom as a baby.. you have not given up on father and me for 15 years and you have even risked your own life for us, I couldn't wish for a better mother. I am grateful for everything." A few drops of tears fell from Johanna's eyes as Nellie began to cry.

"Oh love, I've done everything with love, never forget that I 9love you." She stroked her hair as tears fell from her eyes to her cheeks.

"Mom, even if you're mad at him, don't let you’re anger get in the way of your love, you both need to talk, I see it in the two of you, you can have a future together and start a new life, I believe in it." She looked at her and then to her father in hope that she could forgive him and start over together.

"It's complicated" Nellie answered her as she was crying. Was it because she was saying goodbye or was it because she was heartbroken and the man himself was standing there watching them she didn't know, it was probably a bunch of everything together. "I'm going to leave the two of you alone" she spoke embracing her one more time and kissed her on the cheek she gave her a sad smile as she stroked her cheek and went to the shop to leave the two alone for a goodbye.