"It's time, my Lady."
Isla led the way while Jane stayed behind as they guided Claudia to the garden where she was expected to meet the others. Sun rays illuminated the path as she bathed under them while dragging the long gown behind her.
The last few days, it has been a hustle and chaos for her mentally as well as physically but today seemed better. The weather was subtly warm how she liked it and even though it wasn't the place she wanted to be in, she felt happy. Maybe the origin had to do something with a certain someone.
The unrelenting feeling of his absence was still present somewhere inside her. She had to remind herself continuously that they weren't actually a married couple but just getting along, a role that was bound to end sooner or later. She wasn't supposed to be missing him by any means.
But the heart can't be soothed by the dose of logic…can it be?
