Chapter 30

MAEVE’S POV

Walking back to Maggie’s house after the funeral, I felt the urge and will to live drain from me. I couldn't bear the grief and sorrow anymore.

Watching my mom's body burn and knowing the fact I would never see her anymore in this lifetime made my heart ache the more.

I couldn't bear these overwhelming emotions anymore, I wanted to make it stop. I wanted to make all the heartache, the grief, and the anger all go away.

Maybe if I drowned in the same river in which the ashes of my mom's body now resided, all this pain would go away and I would get to be with my mom forever.

So I removed Maggie’s hand which was wrapped around my shoulder and began to run to the river. If there was anything I was good at, it was running.

I could hear them yelling for me to stop as they chased after me but I continued running, I didn't stop. I wanted to put an end to my life because that was the only way I would feel at ease again.

A hand caught me and drew me back just when I was about to dive