Chapter 277: Last day (4)
Annalise slowly opened her tired eyes, trying to get used to the sight before her as the carriage was in complete darkness. "I fell asleep," she muttered, upset with this.
"You were tired," Rafael said. He continued to hold her so she would not roll off the seat and fall to the floor. "You got a good rest."
Annalise rubbed her eyes to get rid of her tiredness. "I didn’t want to go to sleep yet. I wasted so much time. We are near the manor already," she said, noticing some familiar homes. It wouldn’t be long before they returned to the manor. "I should have told you to wake me if I fell asleep."
"I wouldn’t have woken you up. Just get some sleep, Annalise. It is late," Rafael said, covering her eyes with his hand. There was nothing for her to see or talk about right now. He would like to have a conversation with her since they were about to be separated, but he would rather she sleep if she was tired.
Annalise sat up so she was no longer resting on his shoulder. She could always rest later after Rafael left the manor. She blinked her eyes repeatedly, trying not to fall back asleep. She was going to stay awake for the rest of the ride.
"You are torturing yourself, Annalise. It is good to know that you wish to spend a little time before my departure, but I would rather you sleep. I wouldn’t have left without waking you and saying goodbye. You are not going back to sleep, are you?" Rafael questioned as he watched her do everything she could to stay awake.
"No, so you should save your breath. Just let me stay awake. We are almost at the manor, unfortunately," said Annalise.
Hearing this, Rafael wanted to ask if she didn’t want to join him in going to Lockwood, but she had been speaking of her parents frequently, so he didn’t want to take part in changing her mind.
"I would have liked to hear that you were trying to savour every second with me-"