Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 19 No , I am not Sienna said , trying to sound offended .

Stop the nonsense , Josiah interrupted , clearly fed up .

Today is the day .

Not later , not tomorrow right now ! Do you think I have all the time in the world like you ? With that , he hung up .

Sienna let out a helpless chuckle , her grip on her phone tightening how could she explain that her way of treating him like something precious was long gone ? Okay , let it be today , then .

But it might be tough , she thought , rubbing her stomach where the pain seemed sharper than usual Fiona was laid to rest at Bacchus Bridge in the west of the city .

The weather wasnt great , and the sun was hidden by thick clouds drifting lazily across the sky .

The cemetery was on a hill .

Sienna , grappling with her stomach cramps , made her way up slowly , clutching the bouquet shed picked up .

By the time she arrived , she was worn out , her brow and temples beaded with cold sweat .

She casually wiped away the sweat , then gently set the flowers down on Fionas gravestone .

She looked at the photo of Fiona etched into the stone and offered a small smile .

Grandma , Im here to see you .

Sienna said , her eyes welling up Im sorry its been four years since I last visited .

I wasnt in agood place , and the trip back home was just too pricey .

After meeting Hannah , life had improved a lot for Sienna , but it was still a struggle , and going back to Jeiacrity felt impossible .

Without the Flynn familys financial help , she wouldnt have been able to come home now .

Sienna sniffed , Im back for good this time .

No one can make the leave .

Im from Jeiacrity , and I belong here now .

Ill come to see you often , Through her tears , she smiled and pulled out her wallet from her bag .

Oh , you havent met Joyce yet .

Ive got it ready .

She pulled out a photo and said , Look , this is your granddaughter .

Isnt she adorable ? Bending down , she placed the photo next to the flowers , then took out a cloth and began gently wiping the tombstone clean .

from the market , she whispered , her throat tightening with

feet , I promise

tombstone clean , Sienna pulled

get better ,

, she vowed , her eyes still a little red from crying, but

Im leaving now .

, glanced at Fionas

her way down , she unexpectedly spotted several

, then quickly reached into her bag , grabbed a mask ,

group drew closer , and before long , they brushed past

Abruptly , she turned around to stare at their retreating

they come to Grandmas grave ? Are they here to

want any trouble there were too many of them , and she wasnt feeling great today

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was heading up , and they crossed paths once

in the group turned around , his

are you looking at ? one of the group members inquired , Nothing , the man quickly replied

Meanwhile , Sienna hurried back to Fionas grave

was a much larger and

, Grandma , Im taking this bouquet away so it doesnt clutter

it away but didnt want

, she carried the bouquet out of the cemetery and tossed it straight into a trash can

, Sienna started

off the beaten path , so it was a ten minute walk to the

it was II AM ,

she walked , she glanced

with thick black clouds rolling in rain seemed to be on

later, just before Sienna reached the bus stop

her backpack over her

the pace and jogged

had some shelter from the pouring rain No worries , as long as I get on the bus , Ill be fine

stop soon

jumped on ,

found a seat

to downtown would take about

ached , so she leaned against the window , trying to distract herself

woken up too early that morning , she began to

noise jolted her

eyes , she saw chaos inside the bus

craning their necks to look

, noticing they were gridlocked

to the passenger behind her and asked , Whats happening ? Seems like somethings gone wrong , the passenger replied

chimed

part of the overpass up ahead has collapsed