Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 202

Chapter 202:

As she got further up, the steps became steeper, and exhaustion really started hitting her.

Luckily, she had planned ahead and brought a stick to help her walk.

By 1 p.m., a few couples who had started before her were already making their way down.

Noticing her standing there, hunched over and looking pale, a young woman hurried over and held her arm. “Miss, are you okay?” She waved her boyfriend over to help, too.

Together, they led Rachel to a flat spot nearby and helped her sit down on a rock.

Once she’d caught her breath and taken a sip of water, Rachel flashed the girl a grateful smile. “Thanks a lot.”

“No problem, really. Are you here by yourself? I heard there might be a storm later. Are you sure you want to keep going?”

just turn back now.” After thanking them again,

to the

hands over her chest and shut

opened her eyes, they were

carefully picked one and threw it toward the central sculpture of the fountain, silently hoping for

missed her

meaning was crystal clear—it

her heart into this, and yet… she couldn’t accept it. She tried a few more times but missed every time. As

Ɐ ln

faded, and she felt her

p.m. rolled around, the driver

without wasting a

hesitation, she grabbed her phone and called Brian. “Brian, you have to find Rachel. Something’s

a dull gray, Brian answered the call. He grabbed his coat and