Chapter 30: Rememberance

Laurel left the wedding disappointed, but not surprised. Instead, she was full of fury and barely kept her pace and stride as dignified as possible, but when her door closed behind her, she screamed in anger.

She should have never accepted Adolph's invitation. If she wanted to repay his favor, she could have chosen to do something else! She’d fallen for his charm and rhetoric.

“Never again,” she hissed and flopped on the couch in her suite.

She wanted to be just angry, but her mind turned towards Sam and Sarah and she smiled. It hadn’t been great for her, but with any luck, Sam and Sarah were out celebrating with the rest of the city and becoming closer.

The next day Sarah returned in a better mood than Laurel had ever seen her. She hummed a song as she straightened things up and practically skipped around the room.

“Good Morning,” Laurel greeted, lounging on her couch. “You seem… happy?”

“Oh, I had the greatest time!” Sarah said with a little spin as set out breakfast on the table an