Chapter 272: Reiner - Emptiness
That night I somehow managed to make it back to the mansion without running into anyone. When I arrived back in my bedroom, I took off my dress and just climbed into bed. I felt so cold, and I was certain that it wasn’t just from being in the rain. There was so much coldness inside of me, and I had never felt this empty inside before.
I didn’t remember much of what happened for the remainder of that night and it was probably because I didn’t want to remember. My eyes hurt from crying non-stop, but it was nothing compared to the pain that was tearing at my heart. I couldn’t recall when I fell asleep, but I remembered clearly how I fell asleep. I cried until I couldn’t cry anymore and then I fell asleep.
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Morning finally came and the sunlight that shone through the window onto my face was merciless. One glance at the time and I knew that I had gotten up late. It was already close to midday. I got up and the blanket fell from my body, revealing that I was naked. That’s right, last night I just got into bed and cried myself to sleep...after my confession to Reiner didn’t go very well, to say the least.
I felt tired and drained of energy. My body felt heavy like I had a mild fever, and my lower body was sore. The worst part was that I had nothing to show for my efforts. I closed my eyes and just focused on breathing deeply. The sounds of soft knocks on my bedroom door brought me back to my harsh reality.
“Miss Natalia...”
A voice I was familiar with called my name through the door. Although the voice was familiar, it wasn’t the voice that I wanted to hear...
“Come in, Laura...” I called back just loud enough for her to hear.
The door to my bedroom opened immediately and came in Laura with an excessively worried look on her face. One look at my face and her eyes grew wide with shock and concern.