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 back now.” After thanking them again, Rachel got up

wasn’t easy, but she finally made it to the top before 3 p.m., and

over her chest and shut her eyes, whispering

her eyes, they were slightly

her pocket. She carefully picked one and threw it toward the central sculpture of the fountain,

missed

clear—it was

few more times but

g Ɐ

and she felt

around, the driver still

tightened with worry, and without wasting a

sank the moment she heard the news. Without hesitation, she grabbed her phone and called

Brian answered the call. He grabbed his coat