wasn't surprised considering they hadn't seen me in five years. I don't know how long we stood

d to my brother and he rushed to gra

sat in the living room with the rocking chair that Grandma used to sit on and knit wooly hats for us. The rug still

's perfume and it was just overwhelming. I tried and failed t

how I left it?" I asked an

queeze of my shoulder. "Do you want anything to e

'll freshe

shook my head softly. The walls were painted a dark purple color with various posters of The Coven – my favorite band back then. I was

ed the familiarity but it also grated on my nerves because the girl who used to stay in

last time I took a proper shower was three days ago when I left the city. I had been surviving by using mold

uffy white towel that I found in the bathroom. It felt good to be clean and I changed into a

er hushed tones. They saw me and instantly went silent. I couldn't blame them for the suspicious looks they were thro

ured to a steaming plate on the table. "It's not that we are

th a small smile. "Things did

that out?" my brother drawled and

left without telling him. The thing was, I couldn't stay,

, but he stormed

er him, you

wondering if maybe coming back was not the right choice. I watched the door for

finished eating. Chris looked a lot c

e. "If you want to stay then you need a job. The bookstore in town has

nodded before standing to

g to do it. Grandma was looking at me expectantly and I knew she wante

heck out th

*

stead of pushing, she nodded and

Chris had said, there was a sign outside for a vacancy. I

rom somewhere in the store. "Give me a

uldn't see his face. He must have tripped over something because the next thing I knew,

he paused as he took me in. "Lein

placed the books on the table. "I heard there was

. "Yes, I will have you. You can

uch of a mess the bookstore was, I wasn't exactly surprised. I could see at le

," I said and then I turned

p but glance towards the left where I knew the cemetery lay. I had forgotten how close it w

f my parent's death. I couldn't do it and I knew what