Spirited Away To You

Chapter-31: Thrice?

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"Aunt, I'm going for a drive," I called out before I made my way to my car. 

William had left a note with an address. I was going to kill him. Even if he was dead. I drove for a few miles before my GPS showed I had to go for more than two minutes. I drove up the hills, the headlights of my car being the only source of light in the awful darkness.

When I reached, there was no sign of any inhabitants. It was as if the road seemed to end and the hill was covered up with dense trees of all kinds. I shone my phone's flashlight around. There was an arrow sign carved on one of the trees. I followed it and found another. This continued for about a minute before I reached a dead-end.

Someone must be pulling a prank.

Just when I turned around to leave, two hands covered my eyes.

"Hey, Rose," William whispered in my ear.

I was speechless for the moment, hearing his voice after almost two days. I felt William move and we started walking towards something. I flailed my hands and urged them to move away from William's arms.

"Hey, what are you doing?" I questioned but he just shushed me and continued walking. I wanted to interject again but then he moved his hands away.

I turned to give him my infamous glare before looking forward only to gasp out seeing the scenery in front of me. It was as if we were on top of the world with the open space in front of us covered in blue roses and a fire sparkling in the center.

"What how-?" I was once again surprised and tongue-tied.

"I suppose you like them?" William asked.

I turned around to face him with a small frown. He was dressed in a shirt with a blue tie and straight-cut pants. In other words, he looked really handsome.

"Where have you been, I was so worried that you left me and-"

"Why would you think I left you?"

"I don't know, maybe you're tired of me or something," I huffed out.

He just chuckled softly but wrapped his hands around me to give me a hug. I hugged him back, sighing in relief.

"I was there with you all the time, Flower, I'm sorry you were worried for me."

"What do you mean by you were with me?" I asked, baffled.

"I was there with you at school, I hugged you the night you sang a song."

I remembered the window opening that night but didn't see William. Then it registered.

"Why did you stay invisible?"

"I just wanted to make your birthday special so was busy making preparations. I knew you would ask, that's why," he said sighing. I just hit him on the arm but he just laughed.

"I wanna show you something, come on," William said pulling me to the edge of the cliff.

The city lights created a beautiful scenery as we looked down, a small barricade showing a sign not to go further.

"The scenery is out of some movie," I said taking it all in before my sight fell on the bouquet of flowers, "The roses are really beautiful too," I said, smelling one.

"They remind me of you and the colour reminds me of your eyes," he said huskily, moving a strand away from my face before placing a small kiss on my cheek.

I blushed profusely from his compliments and well, from the kiss.

"How do you know this place?"

"This was my secret paradise whenever I needed to clear my head."