Chapter 49

The sun had hidden its face in the cloud, while the rain drizzled much.

It was Friday morning, everyone was putting on a black dress and holding an umbrella in their hands.

No one wore a smile on their faces as it was meant to be a day of bereft.

Vanessa stood in one umbrella together with her parents. They were all crying apart from Drake that tightened his teeth.

The coffin was laid to rest in the grave.

Vanessa let go of her parents' hands and ran to the grave.

Michael and his family were standing in front of the whole scene, so they could see everything that was happening.

“Why did he have to leave so soon? I asked him not to go to the camp” Lucy poured out her heart.

Michael, too, showed signs of pain. Boldly displayed in his eyes. It seemed as though he had cried his eyes out. They were red and vein, Lucy buried her face in Michael's coat, while he rapped his hands around her.

Eric stood in a separate umbrella, a little too bit far from the rest of the family. He did not tea