NovelEnglishChapter 179 It was raining in Yarchville the next day. I held Grandma's ashes and portrait, and with Lyla and Antoine by my side, we buried her.
The rain was especially cold in winter. It felt like ice. As I felt the raindrops falling on my body, I felt an ache in my chest, soon, Grandma's tombstone was erected. I was sitting next to it, and I reached out to touch it, but for sreason, I was afraid. Grandma used to feel soft and warm to the touch, but now, she was just ice cold.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI closed my eyes and burted my head in my knees.
Ila was shieldingfrom the rain with an umbrella, and she said tearfully, "Eve, if you feel sad, just cry. Okay? Cry? I wanted to, but I just couldn't. The rainwas getting) heavier and heavier. The raindrops hit the black umbrella with a thud.
It had never rained so heavily in Yardville in winter. It was as if the entire city was feeling gloomy.
"You guys can leave first." I looked up at Lyla and Antoine. "Thank you for staying withfor the past two days. It's cold, so you should head hfirst. I'll stay here for a while." "Eve" Lyla crouched down besidewith her umbrella and huggedwith her free hand "Don't let your grief consyou. You still have me, your best friend, Tknow I'm not smart. You don't tella lot of things because you're afraid I'll get worried and get hurt. But please believewhen I say I'll always be by your side, no matter how stupid 1 am " She glanced at the tombstone and placed her chin on my shoulder.
My body was cold, but her embrace madefeel a tinge of warmth. "I'm fine. I tried to push her away, but I felt the warmth at tears on my neck.
When my hand froze, Lyla continued, "Eve, have you forgotten? We promised that we would support each other. If you feel sad, you have to tell me. I won't find you annoting, for will Tabandon you. I'll always be by your side. Please trustI'm your best friend." A lot of memories cto my mind, but in the end, all of them felt distant and blurry. I didn't want to do anything to hurt myself. I just wanted to go back to the day when the incident had happened.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, twould always move forward. Tcouldn't stop or rewind, b but I wanted it to slow.
I wanted to be with Grandma so that when I mentioned or thought about her, 1 would feel as if she was still here withand hadn't leftyet. And I turned to look at Lyla. When I saw her looking at me, her eyes swollen from crying, I felt another kind of guilt weighing down on my chest, yet I closed my eyes and forced myself to close off my emotions. Then, I said, "Okay, wait for ine in the car with Antoine. I'll be there in terminutes." Since I had already compromised, the trace of you in the car fconcem on Lyla's face faded slightly. She let go ofand wiped away her tears. "Okay, Antoine and I will wait for Then, the said. "It's freezing. Make sure you don't catch a cold," Lyle took off her scarf and put it on me. When she was about to leave, she looked back atand said, "Eve, your grandma will always be by your side. When you're at home, just think of it as her going out to buy groceries. When you're at school, she'll be at hthinking about you."
My eyes welled up with tears instantly. I took a deep breath and gave Lyla a smile. "I got it." The To be
Lala and Antoine also smiled atbefore leaving. Grandma would m always be here. It was just that we wouldn't see each other anymore.
The emotions I had suppressed seemed to bubble over at this moment. I leaned my forehead m against Grandma's portrait and said hoarsely, "Grandma, I'm sorry." I would never forgive myself. It was my fault that Grandma had been abused by Jack. It was my fault that Grandina had gone through so much pain in the last t years "Ew" A voice called out Spin to Claim Your Surprise Reward
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