Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 100: Bringing Back

Chapter 100: Bringing Back

Talia looked at the file that wasn’t that large. The video probably won’t be longer than a minute. She felt her heart beat like a drum out of excitement.

She pulled out the tissues from the side and wiped her face as she had cried unknowingly. After gathering herself together she clicked the file.

Arthur’s face appeared in her monitor. It seemed like he had recorded the video in his laptop webcam sitting on her couch.

How is he this handsome?

It seemed like he didn’t know what to say and he ended up staring the camera for fifteen seconds. For Talia it felt like he was staring at her. His eyes were slightly reddened as if he was tired or sad.

After fifteen seconds, he cleared his throat, "Iris," his deep baritone voice vibrated in the speaker of her laptop and Talia looked at him attentively, still grinning ear to ear. He looked so cute.

And there was no words spoken again as it seemed like he still couldn’t find words and he scratched his earlobes. It brought smile to Talia’s lips as she knew it was his nervous tic.

And as the video progressed, he just looked around trying to speak and as if he reached to a decision, he took a deep breath and stared right at the camera.

"My Iris...," he held out his hand and Talia reached to his hand on the monitor.

" I’m sorry... I... I’ll bring you back soon. Wait for me. I love you."

He said and Talia could feel his words entering her ears, coursing through her veins and ending up in her heart making it skip like a gazelle.

His eyes were filled with tears and Talia don’t want him to cry and she reached to his eyes.

*Blank*

The screen went dark and the video paused as it had ended.

Talia leaned on the table resting her forehead. He didn’t explain anything and yet... He didn’t abandon her. He gave a promise.

He promised her when she was five at the creek, that he’ll come for her. Also that day under the big tree, he said the same thing. He didn’t lie. He did come for her, didn’t he?

And now if he said he’ll bring her back, he will do that. She had no doubts about that.

She knew the situation back in Esteria is not that good and she cannot just enter there like nothing has happened.

Judging by her chat with Prince Edward... There are a lot of dangerous people with many aspirations, waiting for her demise.

Who knows? One of them might be responsible for the attack on her today!

Fred must have watched the recording of her interaction with Prince Edward and must have guessed this too.

No wonder he wants to go there and fix everything first.

She knew he always wanted to protect her, like Cyrus did. He was even jealous of Cyrus for that. She didn’t care much about that and just wanted to be with him. She was even scared of him protecting her for some reason.

But she knew he desired to protect her and he did whenever he got the chance. But he couldn’t do a lot back then since he was just a teenager living alone, with no power.

He is not powerless now, is he? He is ’The King’ now! Of course he’d want to do everything for her now.

Talia could understand his thoughts now. Even though she couldn’t understand clearly why he had to leave abruptly without even kissing her goodbye. But still... He left a video. That’s enough.

He wasn’t senseless like her and just disappeared in a whiff of smoke.

A smile bloomed in her face.

She replayed the video again and again. She could see the love, affection and deep contemplation in his eyes.

She didn’t know why he apologised though.

Well... Maybe he apologised for leaving me alone now.

"It’s fine, Fred. I hope you succeed soon. I’ll wait. Didn’t you wait ten years for me? I can too, you know... But don’t take too long. I’m already twenty six, " she traced his finger through his cheek with a smile.

She leaned back on the chair and she received a message and it was from a new number and when she opened it, it was a message from Vivian Lockhart. It contained the details about the lace pattern.

Talia chuckled slightly as she received an influx of more than ten messages describing the details one after the other. Apparently Vivian chose to wear pure white mermaid fit gown with a sweetheart neckline and a long veil with lace trimmings.

Vivian seemed so enthusiastic about her wedding dress as she described about it in detail to Talia. And that made Talia wonder how her own wedding dress would look.

Her in a white dress standing beside Arthur...

She couldn’t help but giggle with that thought.

’Maybe I should start looking for designs’ Talia thought.

A pure white ballgown maybe, like a princess?

Talia has never worn ballgowns before. She was supposed to wear one for her Debutante Ball, but she never had the chance to appear because she had to leave Esteria before that.

Or maybe an A - line dress?

Talia sank into her own dreamland of wedding gowns wondering what kind of gowns will fit her body shape.

Ugh! I should have tried a couple of dresses when Rebecca dragged me with her to choose her wedding gown!!

Talia grumbled in her heart. Back then she had a great aversion to the colour white and she felt like throwing up with the racks and racks of white tulle, silk, satin and lace gowns.

All those shops had a weird vibe to it with an odd cheer and when she saw some women crying that they had found their dress, she felt irked.

That Rebecca put her through so much, trying on at least sixty wedding dresses and in the end opted to hire a designer for her dress.

Ugh! The nerve on her!

Talia wanted to be teleported to some other universe with no white wedding gowns back then. But now... She wanted to visit one of those stores to get an idea what kind of dress will suit her.

Surely her great grandmother won’t let her buy some dress and would prefer her to get an uniquely designed dress, but trying won’t hurt, right?

Talia started reminiscing the past and pondering about her own future. But she was disturbed by the doorbell.

Talia opened the door fixing her robes and was stunned to see Rebecca there... With a big bag.

She was getting frisked by the lady guard and Talia tried to stop her but Rebecca didn’t mind and let them check her.

Rebecca didn’t have the usual bubbliness to her as she silently sat on the couch. Talia looked the big bag by her side and could guess why she was here.

"Did you have dinner yet?" she asked.

"I’m not hungry," Rebecca let out a long sigh and leaned on the couch. She clearly was distressed.

Did she fight with Joe and ran away?

"Accompany me, I’m hungry," she pulled Rebecca up and made her eat something.

She might not be hungry, but she is pregnant and it is not good to go to bed in an empty stomach.

"Here," Talia stuffed a glass of warm milk in Rebecca’s hand and Rebecca who was staring intently at the floor in deep contemplation was startled.

There was silence as Rebecca took little gulps of milk and Talia didn’t say anything. She knew Rebecca. She’d end up telling her sorrows to her anyway.

"Tallie... I’m going to abort the baby, " Rebecca said placing the half empty glass on the table.

Talia who was going to tell her to use the coaster froze and just stared at Rebecca blankly.

What?

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