Nina and John patiently waited in the storage room for their moment to escape.
John's men were already waiting for them outside as well.
Their chances of escaping were looking very good right now.
Albert wanted them to stay here for a few days, and would let them go after that.
But John couldn't wait any longer. He wasn't sure what Albert had fed Nina or what he'd done to her.
He had to take Nina to the hospital to make sure everything was all right.
John sat thinking about what he needed to do when his concentration was broken by a groan from Nina's belly.
She couldn't hide it. She was clearly starving.
She sat there with an embarrassed look on her face. John raised his eyebrows and pinched her face, saying, "We'll go out to eat as soon as we leave here."
"But I'm hungry now." Nina touched her belly, and suddenly realized that she still had a lollipop left. She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. "How could I forget? I still have a lollipop."
As soon as she tore wrapper off,
left, Albert stood beside the coffin. His eyes flooded with tears.
"Kristina, it's me who pulled you into this abyss." He spoke and tried to make peace with himself. "Do you know why I built Blue Lake? You said you wanted a house by a lake in the forest and that you wanted to live the rest of your days there. Let's stay at Blue Mountain from now on."
As the breeze blew, the lake rippled. Albert began to reminisce of the first time they met. It was exactly like this and the coincidences made his heart pound.
Over the years his heart no longer beat to gentle ripples, but rather started crashing like waves. The more his heart raced, the more violent the waves became, ultimately hurting those around him.
It was time to get back to peace.
Albert continued, "Kristina,
whether it's here or the afterlife, we will be together." He raised his eyes and looked at the sparse stars. He whispered softly but he liked to believe that Kristina had heard him.
Maybe if she heard him, she would wait for him.
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