Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 179

It was raining in Yarchville the next day. I held Grandma's ashes and portrait, and with Lyla and Antoine by my side, we buried her.

The rain was especially cold in winter. It felt like ice. As I felt the raindrops falling on my body, I felt an ache in my chest,

soon, Grandma's tombstone was erected. I was sitting next to it, and I reached out to touch it, but for some reason, I was afraid. Grandma used to feel soft and warm to the touch, but now, she was just ice cold.

I closed my eyes and burted my head in my knees.

Ila was shielding me from the rain with an umbrella, and she said tearfully, "Eve, if you feel sad, just cry. Okay?

Cry? I wanted to, but I just couldn't. The rainwas getting) heavier and heavier. The raindrops hit the black umbrella with a thud.

It had never rained so heavily in Yardville in winter. It was as if the entire city was feeling gloomy.

"You guys can leave first." I looked up at Lyla and Antoine. "Thank you for staying with me for the past two days. It's cold, so you should head home first. I'll stay here for a while."

your grief consume you. You still have me, your best friend, Tknow I'm not smart. You don't tell me a lot of things because you're afraid I'll get worried and get hurt. But please believe me when I say I'll always be by your side, no matter how

glanced at the tombstone and placed her chin on my

embrace made me feel a tinge of warmth. "I'm fine. I tried to push her away, but I felt the warmth at tears

sad, you have to tell me. I won't find you annoting, for will Tabandon you. I'll always be by

distant and blurry. I didn't want to do anything to hurt myself. I just wanted to go back

time would always move forward.

I wanted

thought about her, 1 would feel as if she was still here with me and hadn't left me yet.

look at Lyla. When I saw her looking at me, her eyes swollen from

yet

off my emotions. Then, I said, "Okay, wait

the trace of you in the

faded slightly. She let go of me and wiped away her tears. "Okay, Antoine and I will wait

said. "It's freezing. Make sure you

be by your side. When you're at home, just think of it as her going out to buy groceries.