CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Four months later…

It's summer again. The heat of the afternoon used to make her the loneliest, but there's a lot of things changed in span of months. Every single trace of her old self seems to vanish in the air.

She combed her hair with her fingers as she went to the cemetery to finally visit the grave of her parents. Not because she already forgave them, she just wanted to make sure that the pain they caused still lingers in her heart. She sighed. It's getting harder to breathe every time she remembers the heart-clenching moments she experiences way back. But the only consolation she was happy taking is that those horrible things made her stronger.

"You're suffering down there," She stated after her eyes landed on her father's grave. She took a deep breath, trying her best not to show any emotion. "I bet you both paying for your sins."

Biglang umihip ang malakas na hangin. Pinakiramdaman niya ito at bigla siyang natawa ng