My Mute Bride

Janice’s voice sounded like the air before the rain-heavy and depressing.

“When I arrived at the scene immediately after receiving the news, the police team had already been dismissed. The ambulance was still there, but they didn’t manage to save Madam Tiller. She’s gone.”

Rachel’s head seemed to implode with a bang’. Grandma is… gone?

Brakes screeched on the street as the high-pitched noise pierced everyone’s ears.

Gloria turned back in a panic to see the color being drained from Rachel’s face. “Miss Rachel!”

Rachel didn’t hear Gloria’s voice as she snatched Victor’s phone from him. Rachel was in disbelief as she tried to communicate through the phone, but the only thing that came out of her open mouth was a heart wrenching ‘Aaaaaah!’

She couldn’t believe Janice’s words. How could Grandma be dead?

Nancy’s surgery was a success, especially after all of the hardship that they had to endure. Julian even informed that grandma would live a healthy and peaceful life from then on.

In the hospital morgue, as soon as the doctor removed the white cloth, Rachel fell to her knees with tears streaming down her face.

“Miss Rachel”

Gloria wanted to say something, but Victor interrupted, “Let’s head out first. She needs some time alone with Madam Tiller.”

No one had understood the feeling better than him-to have only one person left in the whole wide world to depend on and support. If his own grandmother passed away, he probably would have reacted in the same manner.

Upon seeing Nancy’s lifeless face, Rachel couldn’t breathe for a moment before she leaned against the bed and wept.

Her wails echoed in the corridor.

After what seemed like an eternity, arguments started to come from the corridor.

“How dare you be here! Who gave you the right to do so? Leave at once!”

down, Victor. He’s not the one who caused this to

his heartlessness, grandma wouldn’t have died! He has no right to

“Justin, tell them

shoes walking came

reddened eyes. When she heard footsteps behind her, her

Justin’s hand hung mid-air before it was retracted

is gone?! Rachel whipped her head and she glared at the man

a cemetery lot with a beautiful view.

Rachel’s body, but they couldn’t even be compared to the wounds in

it anymore as she gave him a rough and mighty push. Who gave you the right to come?! Who? What

blows on Justin. However, he didn’t dodge her attacks

even see the hurt in his eyes as she went on her

you save Grandma? If you did, maybe I could forgive you for everything you’ve done. I would’ve owed you my life, so no matter what you did to me, I would endure it. Yet,

Although they were not related by blood, Nancy

sobbed; her voice was so hoarse that every heart would break at its

thought how she had to continue surviving in this world without her grandma. She had lost her only family who loved her wholeheartedly and protected her. There was no longer anyone to pull her hand as they nagged and no one to treat her like

a point where she could only see a

“Rae!”

“Frankie, call the doctor!”

background and that was

her consciousness, it

bed and as soon as he saw her rousing, he immediately called, “Miss Janice! Miss Rachel is

water for Rachel. “How are

shook her head to gesture that she didn’t want to drink. Her eyes were red and

helpless Janice sighed. “We

again sent pain through Rachel’s

onward, there would no longer be any more future with

have criminal records, they have been arrested. The trial is still ongoing and we’ll apprehend

blanket. The murderer was aiming for Justin. He thought that he could threaten Justin if he held Grandma hostage, but they didn’t realize that he never cared about me. Grandma