The Mastermind In Tenassie's funeral home, there was a rule that the departed had to be cremated before the memorial ceremony commenced.
As Raegan waited, reluctance to say goodbye to her grandmother held her heart hostage as if she wished to etch her grandmother's face indelibly into her mind's eye.
When her beloved grandma's body was silently ushered into the cremation chamber, the heavy iron door swung shut.
The finality of it struck her hard.
She could never again see her grandma's smiling face, the person who loved her most in the world.
Her trembling hand reached out and patted the iron door as she sobbed.
"Grandma, have a happy life.
Don't forget me...” Yet, all that met her ears was the echo reverberating through the solid metal.
An hour dragged on, and the iron door swung open once more.
The clerk returned, carrying the urn that now held her grandmother's ashes, and gave them to Raegan.
With a heavy heart, she walked with the urn to the church.
In that solemn chamber, Raegan gently placed the urn on the altar.
Standing in front of her grandmother's picture, she remained in silent reverence, her posture unwavering.
Kendra's well-intentioned offer of food fell on deaf ears, as Raegan could only manage a sip of water amidst her overwhelming grief.
Kendra's sympathy led her to stay by Raegan's side silently, providing a little comfort in this sea of sorrow.
As the evening went on, a figure entered the church.
Luciana, after a long and harrowing journey, had arrived, her initial shock giving way to the stark reality upon seeing Raegan, cloaked in black and lost in grief.
In just two days, Raegan had lost some weight, her features etched with exhaustion and distress.
Luciana longed to offer words of comfort after paying her visit to the deceased but struggled to find a way to comfort Raegan.
Ultimately, she broke the silence, her voice heavy.
your loss.” Her frustration welled, anger aimed at Mitchel for his absence during
loomed about their
anything promising for the two of them? Thankfully, Raegan did
remained silent, she didn't cast
day ushered in
Tessa come to the
of Raegan's grandmother until yesterday, felt her legs
of being blamed
Hector had promised to give her a good
was hard to foresee how Mitchel would punish her
the repercussions of her actions, was
now wished to escape as
informed Kenia what had transpired, and Kenia
that Tessa would
an effective
down by Mitchel wherever
the wisest course of action, given the intertwining ties between the Murray and Dixon
this
all, Raegan's grandmother had succumbed to
they materialized in the
to
Luciana frowned.
Kenia grinned but quickly realized it
countenance bore an unmistakable trace of perplexity, unaware that the events in the
stood in
Kenia, bellowed, "Get out of here!”
was a disturbance to the sanctity of her
she had debased herself in this act of condolence, only to
humiliated and
sorrow, Tessa replied, "Raegan, upon learning of your
encounter was a grievous
foreseen those women's madness?” Kenia interjected, "Indeed, as soon as I was apprised
a penchant for involving herself in people's business, yet, in truth, she played no role in that
for Tessa’s
visage, her voice laden with anguish as she yelled, "Fuck off! Are you deaf or something? Get the hell out of my face!” The envelope burst open, scattering cash on the floor, the sharp edges scratching Kenia's and
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