Dangerous Love

Chapter 21

I had my maids help me put on my black dress and took a deep breath, as they had finished combing my hair. I sent them away and I looked at my reflection in the mirror, when there was a knock at my door.

"Melissa, are you ready?", Stefan asked me quietly.

"Yes.", I replied with a lump in my throat. I slowly left my room, Stefan stood in front of me, wearing a black suit. "We have to go.", he said. I just nodded in reply. I laid my arm around his and he led me outside. He helped me inside the carriage and sat down on the other side. I looked out of the window, then the carriage started moving.

"Are you alright?", Stefan asked me quietly. I nodded, without saying a word.

Soon the carriage stopped and when I got out I laid my arm around his again, as he led me into the small park, that Enjolras had showed me just days before.

Marius and Cosette were already waiting for us. "Hello.", Cosette said quietly, trying to smile.

"Hello.", I simply replied quietly and looked at Marius. He was crying. Cosette gently stroked over his back. Just moments later the pastor came and shook Stefan's hand. "Are you ready?", he asked me. I looked at him and nodded.

Four men came toward us, carrying a dark red coffin. I wanted it to be red. He would have wanted it to be red...

They let it down into a hole beneath the tree, were we shared our first kiss. The pastor started his eulogy, but I didn't pay attention at first. "He loved his country. And he loved you, Melissa." I squeezed Stefan's arm tightly. "He fought for both until his last breath." Tears started to fill my eyes and ran down my cheeks. "May he rest in peace.", the pastor said and stepped back.

Marius stepped forward and let his cockade fall into the grave. He sobbed loudly as stepped back to Cosette, who hugged him before he started crying again. Stefan let go of me, then pulled something out of his pocket and let a piece of Enjolras' red flag fall inside of the grave. He came back to me. "I also have something.", I said quietly and stepped forward, before anyone started throwing dirt in it.

I took off my necklace with the heart pendant and held it over the open grave. "It will always be yours.", I whispered and opened my hand, so the necklace fell down into the grave. I stepped back and Stefan laid his arms around me. I cried and looked at the four men, who started filling up the grave.

The grave of my the love of my life.

Enjolras.