Chapter 169

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“Wouldn’t having your grandma move here be more convenient?” I suggested.

Matthew sat at the head of my bed. He scooped up a spoonful of cornflakes and brought it to my lips.

“That’s exactly what I think too, but Grandma doesn’t agree. She’s been in Southsville since she was young and doesn’t want to leave, insisting she’ll be buried there.

“What she really can’t part with, I believe, is the house. She had chosen it with Grandpa. For her, the house makes it feel like Grandpa is still around.”

“How’s your grandmother doing now…?” I took the bowl to eat by myself.

Matthew didn’t try to take it back but set up a small table on the hospital bed. He said softly,

“Grandma’s wish has been fulfilled.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know.”

“She passed away last winter. I laid her to rest next to Grandpa so that they could be

I think that made

his grandmother. He had a deep bond with her. He was enveloped in sorrow when he spoke

in a spot without sunlight, looking like an abandoned

when I

held his hand that was resting on the table. “Don’t be sad. Grandma is in heaven now, watching over us. Let me come with

up in surprise. He took my hand in his palm and covered it

hand was large,

to heat up. I

my hand back, but he held it tightly and refused to

rapidly, like the beating

1/2

attempts to free my hand, I let him

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I saw a grown–up who had liked me for years saddened over his beloved grandmother. I wanted to comfort

Thank

brimming

could make him so happy. It seemed

deeply in love with me, just like how

tried to withdraw my hand,

observation at the hospital, the doctor said I didn’t have a fever and could

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