Chapter 431
We grew our voice so it could be heard... So it could talk about everything no one thought Marianne would ever tell or confess...
"After we survive tonight... it’s all up to your will, Marianne... My help can only get to this point." — Moving, so while sitting I could hold our own hands with supportive squeeze, I fondly tried to convey that it was time for her to do what her old self could not do. — "If you finally decide to do it... remember that you won’t be alone... It’s your truth and your choice if you want to tell it to those who love you and you love... No matter what it is you decide... I’m to be with you... always. I’ll always be supporting you, sweetheart."
With the will I wasn’t in charge of, our hands tightened their hold of each other, and I felt how a knot of conflict Marianne and consequently I have been holding inside slowly loosened to dissolve pleasantly.
The sensation felt... wholesomely liberating... and it was enough for the pleased drops falling down our tightly closed eyes to know, she was also ready to release the hidden secrets she has been keeping from those that never stopped loving her.
My soul and hers fluttered with joy and pride at an untold yet conveyed decision. Marianne’s self from the time I first noticed her existence... is so very different to what I can remember... and even my own character, I can tell has gone through some interesting changes as we gradually became closer and meshed stronger with each other that arriving to this point things feel new to our skin.
"We will do our best as we have done until now... Difficulties... we can overcome them together."
Both of us knew that the odyssey to come wasn’t going to be easy, and yet... both of us were fine with that. Perhaps we even were excited at it because of its significance to our lives.
"Phew~... Alright."
My hand wiped the few tears that out of emotion had been let out, giving little slaps to our cheeks and squeezing them together to make ourselves change the mood... because soon, the door would open with our Lovely Paige’s visit, who would carry with an innocent but anticipating smile the breakfast we would need to devour so this day could be actually survived.
"We should leave the emotional stuff for later! Today has only just started, darling- wo~ah?! Haha~!" — Standing up a little too quick I lost a little balance yet laughed at it since my eagerness was at fault. And so... The day of the Autumn Ball, has officially started.
’Everything that will happen... who I’m to finally meet... Gosh... it’s scary how thrilling this is!’
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Preparations today were completely on our own, unlike the previous ones where the Princess would come and prepare alongside us, making us some good company.