Grandma turned around and looked at me in the eyes. A few seconds later, she instructed, “That’s enough! Stop making a fuss when we’ve gathered around to send Lyle off for one last time!”

 

“Boohoo—” Wendy unfastened her grip and collapsed to the ground, wailing at the top of her lungs.

 

Standing in front of Lyle’s resting ground, we were the only ones left apart from the members of the Tanner family. It started drizzling shortly after a flurry.

The bouquets in front of Lyle’s grave were all over the place due to the squall. It felt as if God was equally disheartened by Lyle’s passing.

As guilt slowly caught up to me, I couldn’t even catch my breath when we were on our way out of the cemetery.

of the Tanner family were next to the car when we were out from the cemetery. It was evident they were there for

anymore, but I pulled myself together and greeted

in a hushed voice when he saw my bandaged arms, “Are

 

concerns over me. Nonetheless, I assured him with a

and get into the car? Otherwise, you’re going to catch a

used to the affectionate side of his, my eyes started brimming with tears.

 

my trip to Yorksland. Others wouldn’t stop talking about the financial predicament of the Tanner family as we were on the way to

to stop Isabelle from going after him, but he couldn’t bear to bring up his request when he found out I wasn’t in good shape. “I’m so sorry for the delay, Uncle Nathan. I’ll get

a miserable life in the first two decades of my life, things weren’t unbearable since I had a place to call

so much!” Nathan was sincere

forced a smile and assured him, “I’m just trying to

wrapped up the conversation. He got the doctor to check on my wounds

since he was next to me, keeping me sheltered

“Why don’t you go ahead and take a short

fell asleep with him next to me. He was there to keep me company until Isabelle was here to pick me up on the day I was

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