My Mute Bride

Shutting the door, Nancy gripped Rachel’s arm.

“Why would you find him a job?”

Rachel, however, was dazed. Grandpa Irwin is our neighbor and he is always good to me. If he were to move in, you could take care of each other! Besides, you don’t know a lot of people in Riverdale, so it’s a win!

Seemingly anxious, Nancy frowned and mumbled, “You don’t have to worry about me.”

What’s wrong, Grandma?

“Irwin… However, Nancy stopped after muttering his name. “Nevermind. I’m sure it’s hard for him as well, being so old and living without his children. We’ll go as you wish, then. Plus, he gave us a lot of help back then.”

Revealing a smile, Rachel grabbed Nancy’s hand.

I know what you’re worried about, Grandma. Often, those who approach us come with ill intent, but not all people are evil, are they?

Besides, seeing Grandpa Irwin today reminded me of many fond memories from my childhood.

“Really?” Nancy asked, her eyes shimmering.

Yes.

Rachel sternly nodded her head.

At the sight of Grandpa Irwin, Rachel was able to piece together many fragments of her memory, including the one when he bought her a cotton candy from town and it was her mother that opened the door for him.

“Cotton Candy for Rae! Do you like it?”

“Say your thanks, Rae.”

Her mother whispered into her ears. The scene was rather unreal. After all, this was the first time Rachel had recalled it after twenty years.

Pondering on it, Nancy expressed, “Must have been fate. Some things are meant for you to remember.”

Very soon, Victor returned with the chives and Nancy promptly started making the dumplings.

Meanwhile, Rachel contacted the management team about the security post, which the administration kindly agreed to.

‘Where do you live, Grandpa Irwin? I’ll help you move to the workers’ hostel tomorrow’

Irwin shook his head and rejected, “It’s fine. I don’t have much to transport. I’ll go home later and return tomorrow. You

hearing that, Nancy was visibly annoyed as she revealed a

Victor then served the main dish on the table

cold, Madam Tiller and Rachel. I shall

quickly interjected, “Join us,

grandma’s waiting for me to have dinner with her

Rachel caught his arm. ‘Let me

no need for

bag and

response, Grandma uttered,

Victor, who scratched his head and was forced to

to his doorstep, Rachel gave him a box of pierogi and told

taken aback by this, and he murmured,

hands, she pulled an envelope from her bag and placed it

neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied by

response, she showed

to write me an IOU. Take this money and sign up for night school. Take up classes that you’re interested in so you can take care of your grandma even better and let her be rest

Rachel dumbfoundedly and hastily turned

choking voices

him, he pushed open the car door, fearing that she would see his weeping face. It was not until he was far away that he

started driving the

she had left the alley, Victor was stopped by

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

words, he was restrained by two big men and his face was pushed against the unpainted concrete wall. Eventually, he started bleeding as a result of rubbing

the pierogi and envelope had fallen to

pick up the envelope. “And I was wondering why you’ve been

“Give my stuff back!”

face with the envelope. With a vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down and sneered, “So

You begged for a favor, and it’s solely

grew infuriated as she

me up if you have the

The woman took

young man let out screams of pain as he was trapped

looked down on him. Then, she grabbed the money