Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

It was the third day of the holiday. Trevon, Natalie, Olivia, and Jasper arrived early at the cemetery, waiting for the members of the Turner family. They arrived early and cleared the weeds around the cemetery. The two children were diligent, working together, and neither Olivia nor Jasper was idle. Jasper also wiped clean the tombstones of Barron, Lena, and Jenny. He wiped them repeatedly, over and over, until he reached out to touch them, and his fingertips encountered no dust. Only then did he stop.

"Jasper, Olivia. Take a break," Natalie said, placing the flowers and some fruit baskets in front of the tombstones. Next to Barron's tombstone, there was an additional black one. After Harry's death, Natalie and Trevon went to collect his ashes. Since Harry was Barron's son, they decided to bury him not far away from Barron's resting place.

Tucker took away Elena's ashes and buried them in a place unknown to others. Every year, he, along with his wife and daughter, visited the cemetery where Elena had been buried. He also deliberately chose a different time to pay respects to Barron here.

Natalie understood her brother's actions. Faced with their uncle, Tucker did not know what to say, so he simply avoided the time for visiting the cemetery. The disputes among the elders had nothing to do with the young generation. Natalie stopped pondering and spoke up, "Come over and pay your respect to your great-grandfather.” The two children responded, "Sure." They clasped their hands together praying, bowed, and then turned back to their original positions.

Soon, the footsteps of several people were heard. Looking over to the source of the sound, it was the Turner family. Natalie stood up and called out to the approaching people, "Hello, you guys are here. George has grown so much taller. It hasn't been long since we last met." Natalie smiled, patting George's shoulder, who was taller than herself.

The Turner family were all dressed in formal black attire. They were here to pay their respects to the deceased family members.

In the era of the internet, during this kind of occasion, many young people could be seen either listening to music with headphones or engrossed in short videos and playing games with their phones. It was common to see individuals extravagantly dressed. Instead of showing respect, it looked as if they were at the cemetery to make a show, merely going through the motions.

At this moment, Christina and Joseph were wearing matching suits, and even George was wearing the same. George's height was the same as Joseph's, with facial features resembling Christina's. The aesthetic strengths of the couple converged on their child's appearance.

George's personality was like Joseph's. He was quiet, emotionally stable, and usually liked to dress casually. The politeness of all the children was excellent. They greeted the elders, and then the three children gathered to chat, with Olivia mostly doing the talking while the other two listened.

Daniel apologized, saying, "We planned the timing carefully, but ended up stuck in traffic. This is something that can't be accurately predicted. We'll have to leave even earlier next year.” Trevon comforted him, saying, "We just arrived a little while ago." However, Emma glanced around at the surroundings and knew Trevon was lying. She speculated the Wilsons were at least an hour early and spoke softly, "We just came to pay respects. Sorry that we did not help much." Natalie replied, "Grandpa and Lena know you came far away just to see them. They would surely be happy about it." Christina squatted down to help take the things from Natalie's hand and arrange the flowers they brought. She leaned over and whispered to Natalie, "Jasper is just a copy of Trevon." "George is a replica of Joseph, handsome, and has grown as tall as Joseph," said Natalie.

Christina smiled. She could not find any faults with her son. He hadn't caused her any worries from childhood to adulthood.

"Christina, you should have had another child at that time," Natalie commented.

said one is enough. Don't be fooled by Joseph's gentle appearance. He can be quite assertive in some aspects, like childbirth. However, | also

still have another kid?" Natalie laughed as she replied, "It's not like that. | know your thoughts. It was just a joke with Christina." Daniel and Emma laughed while watching

the tombstone for about ten minutes. When George saw them finished,

a glance. Some things and some people could find solace, while others could not. To

he were to step into the coffin, forgiveness would be unattainable for him. In the end, only the children called Harry "Grandpa." As for Natalie and Trevon, they just offered their condolences without saying a word. Natalie could not remember how she used to address Harry as

hour later, the group left and headed to the Lopez family's cemetery. In the afternoon, the Turner family went to the Yamin family's cemetery without taking

the Roberts, and the

to George, and Olivia invited him, saying, "George, come over during the summer vacation.” George replied, "Sure." He

at the affectionate group of children. "Mainly, George has to go to school tomorrow; otherwise, he could

all come to Sapphire City to play." After

Daniel and Emma were also reluctant to part with their daughter. They helped her tidy her hair. "Call Mom and Dad if you need anything." Grace also invited Daniel and Emma. "Come over during the summer vacation. William has been looking forward to playing chess with you." Upon hearing this, Charlie interjected, "This won't work. | talked to Daniel about playing chess this afternoon. You need to take turns; there has to be an order. You're behind; you'll have to wait in line at the back." He was addressing this to

they watched the two old men banter, both well over

clear he did not agree. Nona sweetly held his grandmother's wrist and replied, "Yes, indeed.” Caleb said, "Next time you come to our place accept our hospitality. | apologize for not taking better care of you this time."

popular chess companion. "Next time, we must arrange it. Let's go. Don't just stand there." Frank embraced Ava, bidding farewell, saying, "Daniel, Emma, and Joseph. | will take good care of Ava." Daniel and Emma nodded, Ava smiled, and Christina said, "Daniel, Emma. You should go back. The

the plane took off and soared into the

high at the moment, mainly because one of his grandsons’ grades were not very good. "Okay, let's go. Nona's grades don't need

"Nona, Cyril. Are you going back with Grandpa and me, or are you going to stay to play with Olivia and Jasper?" Nona glanced at Frank, who nodded. Then Frank asked Cyril, "Is your homework done?" Cyril replied, "Done." Ava did not quite believe him. Every time Cyril claimed to have finished his homework, the next day, the teacher would always point out some assignments he had not completed. So she asked again, "Are you sure you checked?" The meaning of this was clear. Ava gave her son a look, meaning if you lied, your dad would be angry. After some contemplation, Cyril repeated, "I'm sure | finished." Seeing Cyril say this, Grace knew that the child planned to go out to