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."

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

at the tombstone and placed her chin

warmth. "I'm fine. I tried to

to tell me. I won't find you

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

time would always move forward. Time couldn't stop or rewind,

wanted it to

be with Grandma so that when I mentioned or thought about her, 1 would

her eyes

yet

to close off my emotions. Then, I said, "Okay, wait for ine in the car with Antoine. I'll be

compromised, the trace of

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

freezing. Make sure you don't

on me. When she was about to leave, she looked back at me and said, "Eve, your grandma will always be by your side.