"I came looking for a single solution, and I found my life..." Carmel muttered as she touched the soft hair of Austin, playing lightly with it as the spirit flame spoke.
"It's time for you to leave."
And with that, Carmel, along with Austin, was thrown out. The two of them appeared right back where they were taken from, with Austin on the floor and Carmel looking at him with her eyes filled with affection.
'This time, I won't let happiness leave my grasp. I will live the rest of my life making it up to you, one way or the other.'
As she said this, Carmel sat on the ground, lightly raising Austin's head as she placed it on her lap, her hands slowly playing with his hair as she took in each and every feature of Austin's face into her mind, the subtle happiness in her heart now being more than enough.
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Austin POV:
'I guess I can wake up now...'
