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I’m coming to pick up the rest of my things.
Sam already removed everything of yours and sent it to your parents.
Not everything. I’m missing a few things.
Noted.
Noted?Noted?
What the hell is wrong with this damn Tin Man? The realization that he might be done fighting for me sends nausea down my throat.
Still, after everyone leaves, I ask Papa’s driver to drop me off at what I used to call my home.
As the car rolls to a stop in front of the house, my lungs fill with melancholy, and I struggle to breathe. Memories I experienced in every nook of this house engulf me, and for some reason, they’re all happy ones.
They’re all about the precious feeling of being safe and protected. Treasured and adored.
As much as the first couple of years of marriage were filled with paranoia, the period after I woke up with amnesia was the happiest time of my life. Which is why the thought of losing it makes me tremble in dread.
My inhales turn deep and sharp when I find Sam and Leo waiting by the entrance. They both smile as I step out of the car.
I jump them both in a hug. “You guys! I missed you so much.”
“We saw you last week,” Sam says with her usual snobbishness, but she pats my arm affectionately.
“That's a week too long.” I grin as I pull away.
They both visited me regularly but often replied to my question of ‘How is everyone in the house?’ with vague answers that never included their precious boss.
“Happy Birthday.” Sam points behind her. “I made you a very pink crochet blanket for when you snuggle to watch your films.”
“I saved your ‘ugly plants,’ as the gardener calls them, from being axed,” Leo says.
“Aw, you guys are so sweet!”
“You mentioned a few things you wanted to pick up?” Sam asks with a hint of curiosity. “I don’t recall missing anything important.”
“Uh, you did,” I say distractedly, peeking behind them as if I might catch a glimpse of their boss.
“What?” Leo asks.
“Um…you know, those potted plants. I want to take them.”
“I see,” Sam says with a raised brow. “We can ship them to you.”
“Sounds good.”
“Perhaps you’d want to take a look at them first?” Leo says.
“Fantastic idea!”
Sam stays behind because she needs to tackle some chores while Leo accompanies me. I physically stop myself from asking whether or not Eli is in the house.
Don’t tell me he left once he heard I was coming over?
As soon as we’re inside the greenhouse, my lips fall open. The cross-bred plants I thought would be long dead by now have grown into these exquisite beds. Not only that, but they’ve multiplied to occupy the entirety of the greenhouse.
Their long leaves and colorful roses make the space look like a small paradise.
