Reminiscence

"Hey you, what are you doing here? I thought you had plans." Laura said. I could hear her shuffling around before grabbing the book (I assumed because she still had another class to attend) she was looking for from her side of the room. I could tell by her tone that she was a bit confused to see me, but I knew she wasn't about to make a big deal out of it.

"I lied." was all I said. Just like that, the guilt for lying to my girlfriend so blatantly...not to mention for being such an emotional wreck over a girl I dated almost a century and a half ago...flooded over me and it only made me feel even worse than what I was already feeling. I curled up tighter into my little ball. I knew I probably should explain why I lied, but I couldn't bring myself to find the words that didn't make me sound as broody and pathetic as I felt.

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It's been 143 years to the date; the day that Ell died. After all these years Carmilla still can't let go of Ell, but perhaps finally telling her story to Laura will help her heal and move on