The Aftermath of Loss

Life without granny was just as Ellie had expected. After granny’s burial, Ellie was discharged from the hospital and so also, Carla. Although she was not in her right state of mind due to granny’s death, she was so happy to know that Carla could see again. Kevin had lied to her that the fund for Carla’s surgery was paid by granny before her death. Ellie wondered at first, how granny could have gotten such a large amount of money, but she later concluded that, it was the money gotten from the sale of her late son’s apartment.

Both Carla and Kevin moved on with their daily life activity, while Ellie kept herself locked up in the house, still finding it difficult that her family was truly gone. She became a shadow of herself, and she could barely smile. Carla and Kevin tried to gear her up and encouraged her to move on, but all their efforts seemed to prove abortive. She wouldn’t eat and was forced countless of times to. She became so lean and looked wretched. She didn’t even had time