~ Two - Season IV ~

‘The moment has come, Robert,’ I thought to myself. ‘Grandpa Ben must know what happened to her.’

I knew that this was the perfect time for me to explain Laura’s absence. However, for some unknown reason, I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

My mind, my lips, my body knew what I should do, what I should say. But, I lost the courage to tell Grandpa Ben the truth.

The brave, the honest, the man that I knew that I was - a man of honour - faded away with the wind. It was as if I was helplessly blown into the air. And I could only wait for where the wind would take me.

Perhaps, what I felt as of the moment was fear.

The fear of disappointing Grandpa Ben. The guilt for knowing that he trusted me with Laura. I also made a promise that nothing bad would happen to his beloved Laura.

Now that she was in danger, I couldn’t blame anyone but myself.

I knew I made a few enemies but I didn’t do anything to secure Laura.

“Robert?” Grandpa Ben brought me back to reality as he called out to me.

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