I woke up while Chris was asleep and ran down the stairs. "Ma!" I called silently.
"What dear? I'm sorry about your stepdad last night..."
"It's fine. I made up my mind. Since I'm eighteen I'm... I want to move..."
"What?"
"I'm sorry... It's time."
"It's fine... This day has to come." She moved some pans.
"I don't want you to be upset-"
"Caroline, of course, I will be." I look down. "But you have become a good person." If only she knew what truly happened...
"For now. I'm gonna go with Chris..."
"Today?"
"Yes."
"Sorry to interrupt," Chris says. "But Caroline and I have to go."
"Go?" Mom asks. "Now?"
I nodded.
"Goodbye... Dear."
"Goodbye, mother."
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The Love In Her Eyes
RomanceOriginal Content in 2015. Revise and edit in 2021. Most original context will still be here. Summary for Caroline's story: Caroline is a farm girl who is a horse rider... For races. When summer comes she goes to a rundown city to spend a month with...
