Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

33 Jeslyn’s Agony- grandpa’s life lesson

Jeslyn returned to her room and sat on her bed, thinking about her matters. She still couldn’t believe that her dearest grandfather was dead. She slowly closed her watery eyes as the tears fell down her cheeks. 1

It hurts so badly. She didn’t get to see his body before he was cremated. She didn’t see his ashes and also, the most painful part is that she didn’t get to bid him farewell or attend his funeral.

That must be the reason she isn’t able to move on. All this while, she didn’t get a place… this quiet to think about her sorrows.

She had two unfeeling friends in prison who wouldn’t want to see her mourn or lament. Now that she is finally alone, she can cry now, right?

“Grandfather,” her lips shook. It hurts… Mentioning his name hurts very much.

“I miss you a lot…” she broke down in tears as she wailed like she had never before.

Jeslyn didn’t feel this way when her mother died and that was because she woke up after two years from a coma. Although she cried for a few weeks, she didn’t feel the kind of pain she was feeling right

DOW.

woman who wouldn’t tell Jeslyn she loved her but would rather do things to make her know how

was the type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing

She wanted Jeslyn to only see the goodness in life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world and that was the reason Ms. Alice didn’t let Jeslyn and

other hand, was the type of grandfather who would rather join

kind of old man that would wear his shoes the wrong way when Jeslyn does, just to

her own battles than do it for her. He would

that the world is like an ocean, beautiful with amazingly gorgeous creatures, but at the same

her, “my child, playing at the bank of the ocean just to admire the beauty is a wonderful thing but not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the dangers underneath it and also to learn how to survive those perils is

your mother, but what about you? You and your

might look peaceful and happy at the moment,

along the road to success would come for you, the homes that were wrecked due to my indirect involvement would

beast of a

a thick skin, and

would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks

went to live with that father of yours in country G, breaking all communications with me because I showed displeasure for that

without you. I wanted to destroy your father but she didn’t allow me, saying

the lessons I

her down beside him on the field after they finished playing

on you, but why

you. They didn’t just take