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’

to transport. I’ll go home later and return tomorrow. You just carry on as usual, Rae. Now, I can

hearing that, Nancy was visibly annoyed as

served the main dish on the table along with

Tiller and Rachel. I shall go home

quickly interjected,

My grandma’s waiting for me to have dinner

his arm. ‘Let me send you

need

grabbed her bag

response, Grandma uttered, “Go on. Drive

scratched his head and

doorstep, Rachel gave him a box

was taken aback by this, and he murmured, “That’s too much,

pulled an envelope

he opened the envelope and saw a neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied

she showed

remember to write me an IOU. Take this money and sign up for night school. Take up classes that

peered at Rachel dumbfoundedly and

could hear choking

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

started driving the car amid

left the alley, Victor was

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

heard those 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 his face against

pierogi and envelope had fallen

a pair of heels appeared and bent down to pick up the envelope. “And I was wondering why you’ve been

“Give my stuff back!”

With a vile expression on her face, she

favor, and

spit on her face, the woman grew infuriated as

up if you have

took a step backward. “Go on! Rough him

let out screams of pain as he

her heels as she looked down on him. Then,