My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 62

She'd aged quickly, these past several years.

"Oh, I'm fine... just caught a little cold, that's all." Seeing their return, Helen's face lit up with a smile.

"Grand-aunt, we're back!" Like an energetic little bunny, Hailey bounded over to her bedside, smiling sweetly.

"Ah, so I see! Here, let me have a look at you... ooh, what a pretty girl you are!" Helen's eyes shone with love, and she chuckled gently as she held Hailey's soft, round face in both hands. "Hello, grand-aunt," Julian said, coming up to her as well.

"Grand-aunt," Tristan echoed.

"We're here, grand-aunt!" Lilith chimed, squeezing her way to the front.

Helen was grinning from ear-to-ear, now. "Oh, everyone's here! Good, good... I've got a whole bunch of candy for you kids. I'll just go get it now..."

She pulled aside her blanket and got out of bed, then headed over to the old wooden cabinet to retrieve a handful of small red candies, which she distributed amongst the four children.

It was common for the villagers to exchange these candies whenever times were good. Helen had saved them all up to give to the children, whenever they came back.

the candy happily, their

Aunt Helen!" they all said together, like

"Why, it's nothing! You're all very

four children ran outside to

them go, beaming with delight, until tears welled up in

been about their age,

for what had happened,

hurried over to dab at her tears. "Aunt Helen, it's all in the past. I believe Yvette is in a better place now, somewhere out there, her soul at peace."

falter, her own eyes

mother herself, she felt she could understand what the

every moment of Helen's torment,

tissue from her, wiped away her own tears, and then steadied herself. "Let's tidy up a little, then go visit her grave. We shouldn't let

final resting place was

to follow a path out of

a narrow

children strode easily along this path, leading the way for the

own. Helen, meanwhile, had Willow

long, they arrived