Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 700:

Rachel froze. After a long pause, she finally spoke, her voice shaking with disbelief. “When… when did this happen?”

“Three days ago.”

Three days? Carol had been gone for three whole days, and she was only hearing about it now. Guilt weighed heavily on her chest.

She sank to the floor, covering her face as tears poured down uncontrollably. The pain in the room was so thick, even Yvonne could feel it.

Yvonne knelt beside her, wrapping her arms around her. “I’m so sorry. I was away on a business trip, and after a fight with Norton, I blocked him. I only found out about Carol today. I knew how much she meant to you, so I came straight here.”

Through her sobs, Rachel tried to reassure her. “It’s not your fault… It’s mine. I wanted to visit Carol, but I kept putting it off. Now it’s too late. I never even got to say goodbye.”

Once the initial wave of grief passed, she slowly gathered herself. She wiped her face and turned to Yvonne. “Where is she now? I need to see her, at least one last time.”

buried. Rachel, think this through. If you go, you might run into

around midnight. By then, Brian should be gone. And if, by chance, we run into him…”

how firm Rachel was, Yvonne gave in. “Alright, I’m

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they reached the cemetery,

cemetery was quiet and dark, with only the sound of raindrops tapping

of the streetlights. After walking for about ten minutes, Yvonne pointed ahead. “Rachel, this is

rushed forward, nearly tripping in

of the lights, she could make out the

hold back anymore. She dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her

of everyone, I let you down the most,” Rachel said, her voice shaking. “You always cared for me, looked after me, and treated me like

sorry. But don’t worry, I’m alive, I’m healthy, and I swear I’ll live my life to the fullest. I’ll take care of