The cemetery was quiet as it should be. The somber atmosphere settled over the cemetery like a weighted veil. They both came down from the car at the same time with their flower in hand. Megan heard the distinct sound of the car being locked but her attention wasn't on the car. Julie moved to where she was standing and held her hands, Megan looked down at their entwined hands and up to her face where she wore a slight smile. They stepped through the wrought-iron gates, and the crunch of gravel sounded beneath their feet. They were not the only ones in the cemetery, other people were there, mostly dressed in black just like she and Julie were.The sound of the outside world was muffled when they entered through a door that led to a big field where the graves were. They moved slowly, reverently, between the graves, Megan's eyes were drawn to the rows of headstones, each one a silent marker of a life once lived, now memorialized in weathered stone. The inscriptions, etched with care, tol
Her cheeks were stinging so bad but she welcomed the pain. "Aunty!" Julie screamed in shock from the way Mrs Sallow just slapped her. She rushed to her side and held her. Despite her scream, Mrs Sallow ignored Julie and continued."You dare preach nonsense to me? How dare you utter those useless things? Would your words bring back Esther from the dead? What is the point of those meaningless words when my daughter is rotting in the ground? What would your words change? Would it bring her back to life? Would it change what you have done to her? She was innocent in all of this, because of your childhood stupidity, she is dead! Dead and gone! Never coming back." She ranted.A tear slipped from Megan's eyes. "I am sorry." Was all she could say. She could not do anything else except apologize and she felt like hell just because of that.She gripped the collar of her dress. "Don't fucking apologize to me or else I will rip your hair out! Do not apologize to me if you cannot bring her back t
After Julie finished talking, she was breathing hard, her hair was sticking to her face as the rain poured down heavily on them. The thunder was rumbling loudly. Mr. Sallow went to his wife and held her. "The rain is pouring heavily now. Let's leave or we can take cover if you are not ready to leave now." He said but she was gawking at her and Julie who was on the floor."And so what?" She choked out. "No matter how much she does all those things, it won't still bring back my baby to me. Do you know what always goes on in my mind anytime that I remember my darling girl? I always wished I had not let her out of the house that day. She was supposed to go out with me but she ended up going to your house. She begged me so much that I had no choice but to let her go. To this day, I regret my decision. I had wished every day that I should have forced her to follow me out that day then none of this would have happened. Despite what you did to my daughter. I tried to forgive you but I could
There was a long stretch of silence in the car. The only sound heard was the rain patterning on the car. She saw Julie blink. "A heart condition? How? What is the heart condition?" She asked."The sickness is coronary artery disease. The type I have is Stable ischemic. It does not happen all of a sudden. It is a slow one that is why I have lived with it for a long time without knowing or noticing any serious signs." She said with a low voice.Julie shook her head multiple times. "I cannot seem to process all of this. You have been so healthy and you exercise. You eat good food and you don't look like an unhealthy person to start with, neither do you have the character of an unhealthy person. How the hell did you get it?""It is the same sickness that my mother had."Julie jerked back in shock. "What? How? But isn't that the sickness that killed her?" She asked, her voice sounded incredulous like she could not believe it. I mean even she did not want to believe it but oh well, she had
"You are getting married? And it concerns your health? Explain what you mean because I can't seem to understand." She said."I really don't want my father to find out about what is happening with me. It would break me and I cannot afford that." She paused."So?" Julie's eyes were wide and expectant."So I made this plan up. I will get married to him so that he will become my legal guardian. They won't let me proceed with the surgery without the signature of any legal guardian so after I marry him he will help me to sign it once I explain my situation to him. I know Leo, he loves me so he will do it for me.""You want to use him? You don't want to marry him for love? I thought you loved him?""I do love him. I love him so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, I am only speeding the process. Plus it is not a bad idea. That way, my father will not find out about my sickness and I will get whole again." She finished with a smile."But Megan, even if your plan works how ar
Megan walked up to Leo and abruptly hugged him tight. He wrapped his arms around her, she rested her head on his chest breathing in his familiar masculine scent. She heard Julie driving off then the sound of her car faded.She was so happy and glad that she had someone to come home to. Someone she can confide all her worries to. Someone who would hold her and tell her everything is alright. She did not want to think about all the events that occurred earlier. From Esther's parents to her heart attack, she did not want to think about anything. She just wanted to spend time with Leo and lose herself in his embrace."Did you have a bad day?" He asked in worry while gently rubbing her back."Yeah. I did. A very bad day." She murmured."You changed your clothes. Did the rain drench you?" He observed.Megan let out a small smile. So he noticed, she did not think he would since Julie bought a similar dress to the one she wore when she left the house. "Ever the observant man, aren't you?" She
"My mother is hoping that you will go out with her. I think she mentioned something about shopping. I did not get to hear her very well. Anyway, I think you should call her to confirm. Regarding our wedding that is coming up, I have my list of the people who will attend the wedding. They are not much, only family and very close friends with a few business partners. What about you? Have you decided on the people you will invite?""Sadly, I have not yet decided but I will be done tomorrow.""Great. What about the venue, do you still want to pick it yourself or do you need my help?" He asked.She shook her head. "I have already picked it out. I will show you the picture when we are done eating. You need to see it honestly, it is very beautiful and it is by the beach side but it is not too close to the beach. What I am trying to say is that we have a good nice and close view of the beach. Do you understand what I am saying?" She asked when she noticed he was staring intently at her."I un
"Go help her out." She ordered the new housekeeper. She was not newly hired, she was promoted as a regular maid to the new housekeeper. "Yes. Madam." The young girl went to help Julie to bring out the goods in her car.Julie walked up to her with a bright cheery smile. "Hello there." She greeted.Megan's eyes were on the things that the housekeeper and another maid who rushed to help her was bringing out from her car. "That is quite a lot you've got there Julie." She said.Julie glanced at the car then she turned back to her. "Oh. That? I did a lot of research last night and I saw a lot of things that would be good for you so I went to get them today." Her voice was cheery."Wow. You indeed searched for a lot of things. Why did you buy fruits?""Those are fruits that are good for your health. You need them." She convinced her. Megan laughed out loud. "What is it? Why are you laughing?" She looked confused."I am laughing because I already have plenty of fruits in the house. What made