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."

me with her umbrella and hugged me with her free hand "Don't let 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

tombstone and placed her chin on

"I'm fine.

each other. If you feel sad, you have to tell me. I won't find you annoting, for will Tabandon you. I'll always

end, all of them felt distant and blurry. I didn't want to do anything to hurt myself. I just wanted to

forward. Time couldn't

wanted it to

when I mentioned or thought about her, 1 would feel as if she

looking at me, her eyes swollen from crying, I felt

yet

my emotions. Then, I said, "Okay, wait for ine in the car with

already compromised, the trace

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

the said. "It's freezing. Make sure you don't catch

leave, she looked back at me and said, "Eve, your grandma will always be by your side. When you're