Unlocking the curse

The Relief

Harry's POV

I have no idea how long we were hugging. The sun was about to rise over the horizon.
Evelyn has calmed down a bit. But something is not right.

Luke was a bit distressed and when I asked him, he said Evelyn knows someone by the name Cole and they may be related. Did he really think that way? Or I misinterpreted?
What if I misinterpreted and it was nothing. I shouldn't have told Evelyn about it. What was I thinking? What was going through my mind.

Luke and Evelyn are the relationship goals and they are the best example of  high school sweethearts. I know they are gonna get married one day. Okay I am getting ahead of myself. But my point is they love each other so much. Did I do something that will jeopardize their relationship?

"Hey, can we go outside?" I asked Evelyn who was now okay... I mean not crying now. I should tell her that it was my speculations and misinterpretation. Also that Luke is innocent.
We went out.

"Evelyn.... May be I was wrong. I could have misunderstood what Luke said. Luke never said anything about doubting you. He just told me that you know someone by the name 'Cole'. I misjudged and told you. May be he doesn't doubt you that's why he didn't ask you."
Her expression changed slight.

"Think about it, has he ever hid anything from you? He would have asked you."

She was still not fully convinced.

"Evelyn, you know Luke. I know you two."

Evelyn's POV

"Evelyn, you know Luke. I know you two."
But what if Luke thinks about me that way?
"He doesn't think about you like that." Harry answered my question.

I have no rights to be angry at Luke. I have hid things from him. There had been many days where I wanted to tell Luke. I cannot risk his life. How will I tell anyone? If I know who that Cole is, I will kill him. I will be the cause of his death. I swear to God.

"May be you are right, may be you are not. Who knows how anyone can change when circumstances push them."

"Ask yourself, Evelyn. Doesn't Luke trust you more than that?" Harry's question was echoing.

Luke does trusts me. May be he wants me to tell him myself.

"Yes, so tell him. Then only he will come to know it's nothing and he will drop it. Nothing can be solved unless you both talk."

May be I should, but how can I put it without the nightmare coming in between?

"What nightmare?" Harry questioned.

"What..... what nightmare? Did I say it out loud?"

"Yes. You have been telling everything out loud. You said something about nightmare just now.
Evelyn are you fine? You know that you can tell me anything right?"

I was out of answers. I couldn't come up with anything. I stayed silent for three seconds.... Yes, I counted.
And I had two options with me. If I speak now, he will know that I am lying and If I don't then he is going to ask me more about it. I am massively screwed.

"It's noth...."

"Hey" That voice sent chills to my spine.

Harry and I turned over to see a yawning Luke with a blanket wrapped around him.

"Why are you guys up this early and what are you doing out in this cold?"