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?”

it this far, so I can’t just turn

finally made it to the top

she saw it, she pressed her hands over her chest and shut her eyes, whispering a

her eyes, they

from her pocket. She carefully picked one and threw it toward the central sculpture of the fountain, silently hoping for some

missed

crystal clear—it was

this way, pouring her heart into this, and yet… she couldn’t accept it. She tried a few more times but missed every time. As she made her way down, the last bit of hope

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she

the time 6 p.m. rolled around, the driver still hadn’t heard from

tightened with worry, and without

heart sank the moment she heard the news. Without hesitation, she grabbed her phone and called Brian. “Brian, you have to find Rachel. Something’s wrong. I think she’s in

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