CHAPTER 50

--Alyssa--

The ball had come to an end and everyone was leaving. Grandma was the last to leave with Emily and her family. The grand hall, once alive with music, laughter, and swirling dancers, now echoed with the faint rustle of skirts and the soft clatter of shoes on the polished marble floor.

I had spoken to Grandma about her upcoming relocation, and she appeared glad. Her eyes, though bright with the happiness of the evening, held a subtle melancholy that she couldn’t completely conceal from me. She had always been a pillar of strength, her resilience almost legendary within our family.

Yet, as her years advanced, the loneliness began to creep in, an uninvited guest that settled into the quiet corners of her life. Despite her best efforts to mask it, I could sense the solitude that weighed upon her, making her move all the more necessary.

Grandma was going to come back personally this weekend. Xavier, had arranged for a team to assist her with packing and transportation. This tho