It was Kenneth. Dressed in a crisp white shirt, he was standing not too far away with a white towel in his hand.

"Kenneth?" Upon seeing her, a hint of surprise washed over Kenneth's face before he walked towards her.

"You're here to pay your respects to Bella, and you didn't even give me a heads up. If I'd known you were coming today, I would've stayed away." He offered a wry smile, then began to wipe Bella's headstone with the towel in his hand, gently and meticulously.

It was clear that out of all the headstones, Bella's was the cleanest. It was obviously tended to regularly.

often?" Dorothy asked, observing how familiar he was with the routine, as if he were the caretaker of

I have nothing else to do, I like to come by and check on her," Kenneth replied after ensuring the headstone was spotless and then casually

should be thanking Bella. Sometimes, I come here and talk to her when I'm feeling down or troubled. It's

for so many years. If he were the type to heed advice, it wouldn't have come to this. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

towel off at the storage locker and wait for you down below." "Alright." Dorothy nodded, watching Kenneth walk away, his

of the headstone and then sat down

she called her mother Bella before, she would get a stern look for not calling Mom, yet Bella's hand would always reach out

had always been

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