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.

strong-headed type of woman who wouldn’t tell Jeslyn she loved her but would rather do things to make her

type that would frown at Jeslyn for playing with

life and protected her so tightly from the evil of the world

grandfather who would rather join Jeslyn to

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

type of man who would rather let Jeslyn fight her own battles than do it for her. He would stand by the side to blow a whistle to cheer her

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

thing but not an achievement. However, going into the ocean to see the dangers underneath it and also to learn how

days I will join your mother, but what about you? You and

happy at the moment, but

road to success would come for you,

of

will you do then? Learn to be strong, grow a thick skin, and hide

enemies would go easy on you, then dissolving their attacks would be a walk in the park

won’t make that mistake with you. If your mother had not gone away from home and went to live

mother’s dilemma when she came back home without you. I wanted to destroy your

the lessons I taught you.

lesson. He had sat her down beside him on the field after

you, but why did you let me fall so hard

they killed me along with you. They didn’t just take your life but