Rebekah's POV:

It was the day of the surgery. Each and every one of us were here outside the OT waiting for the surgery to be done for good.

My hands were shaking and I couldn't think straight. John was sitting next to me holding me tightly while I laid my head on his shoulder.

My cheeks were tinted red due to the tears I was shedding from the past half an hour. My nose was running and every now and then I took the tissue close to my nose to sniff in it.

Just then, the silence was disturbed by shoe soles clicking on the floor. I diverted my eyes to the hallway and my heart skipped a beat on seeing those familiar blue eyes.

I ran towards him and he dropped his bag on the floor to envelope me in a hug. "I missed you", I said while inhaling in his familiar scent.

"I missed you too sweetheart. And it is so good to see you again", he said while pushing a block of my hair behind my ear. He picked his bag from the floor and while holding my hand, he took me towards the benches occupied by the others.

Rex shook his hand with my father and Rafael and he hugged John while patting him on the back. He sat next to me and while resting his hand on my shoulder he whispered in my ears, "This too shall pass. Have faith in Jesus."

I nodded at him and looked towards the OT where my grandmother was struggling between life and death. As soon as we saw a nurse coming out from the OT with a file in her hand we all rushed towards her and my dad asked her with panic in his voice, "How is my mother? Is she out of danger now?"

She just looked at him with sympathy in her eyes and said, "The operation is still in process and nothing can be said before that." I slumped back into my chair defeatedly and I placed my head in between my palms while the tears came rolling down my cheeks.

Those were the longest six hours of my life that I had ever experienced and it seemed that time was stuck. My heart was thumping loudly with each passing second and I could feel the bile forming in my throat every now and then.

As soon as the doctor came out of the OT and the red light that indicated that the operation was in process went off my entire body went stiff. I folded my hands on my lap and looked at the doctor as my father held his hand and asked him about my grandmother.

The doctor took off his operation cap and with disappointment clear in his voice he said, "I am sorry. I couldn't save her. Because of the anesthesia, she was finding difficulty in breathing and minutes ago she suffered from another stroke and died on the spot." The words repeated in my mind again and again.

This couldn't be happening. Not again.

I could feel Rex holding me tightly but it was like time froze. There was this arising pain in my heart that I couldn't bear anymore.

Rex shook my arm and I could hear him begging me to look at him. But my mind wasn't functioning and I felt numb.

I could see Rafael hugging his grandson while he wailed on the loss of his love. My dad went inside the OT to see my dead grandmother.

Suddenly I felt a tear left my eye and it was as if all the emotions came crashing back. "I lost her. I lost my grandmother Rex", I wailed loudly while sitting on the floor.

I frantically caught hold of my hair while Rex sat next to me crying while holding me in his arms. I jerked him away and ran into the OT.

As soon as I saw her lying lifeless on the hospital bed, her face pale white and the silence in the room, my heart broke into smithereens. I took slow steps near her as if I might disturb her and on seeing me, my dad took me in his arms but my eyes didn't left her face.

All the memories surrounded my mind like a storming hurricane. I was devastated.

My mother's dead face came right in front of my eyes and it shook me from the very core. I had already lost her and now the very person who treated me like her own daughter.

"Grandma, wake up. You can't leave me alone in this world. You know I have no one else. Always and forever, we promised each other when you took me in your care after mom's death. Get up please. Don't you want to eat beignets with me? How can you do this to me?", I said while shaking her body with my already shaky hands. My dad pulled me away with him out of the room and told Rex to take me home.

It's been a day since her grandmother died. As soon as I took her home she went straight into her grandmother's room and she hasn't left since.

I fed her some vegetable broth as John informed me that she hasn't eaten anything since days. My heart ached seeing her like this.

She hasn't spoken anything and I knew that if she doesn't let her grief out it will eat her up. I stood near the door and saw her looking at the photo frame in her hand while sniffing the scarf in her other hand that was her grandma's.

I took slow steps into the room and sat next to her. I rubbed her arm softly before saying, my voice coming out as a whisper, "Babe I know how difficult it must be for you. But you need to moan otherwise this grief will destroy you. Speak to me baby. Tell me how you feel."

She said nothing and kept staring at the wooden floor. I sighed deeply before saying, "I am here for you Becs, whenever you feel like talking. Get ready for the funeral baby. I will see you in about 15 minutes."

She nodded at me and left the room to get changed. She came down the stairs after 10 minutes wearing a black pleated midi dress and her hair was tied up in a messy bun.

She held the clutch tightly to her side as if it held her entire world. Even after being at her worst, she looked so beautiful.

She looked at my Tuxedo and passed me a brief smile before waiting for me to speak something. "Oh yes...Let's leave", I said while resting my hand on the small of her back before walking out of the house.

The church was filled with people of all age. John then told me that Mary was a teacher by profession and she also ran an NGO for about 20 years before she couldn't handle the responsibilities anymore and passed it under Rebekah's care and it is officially hers now.

Rebekah introduced me to some of her family members that live in Las Vegas and then we took a seat to attend the priest's sermon. When Rafael spoke about how much he was in love with her and how it felt to lose someone he loved, it brought tears to my eyes.

Rebekah was up next and I could see that she was nervous. I held her hand tightly and this caused her to look at me and I urged her to say something.

She said meekly, "I don't want to disappoint her." I looked at her and answered, "You won't, you never have. You are the best granddaughter she could ever ask for. I am sure she is proud of you for the human you have turned out to be."

Rebekah's POV:

I went towards the stage with my small legs that were turning into mush. I tried to keep a smile on my face but as soon as I saw her lying in the casket I couldn't stop the tears from my eyes.

I kissed her hand before starting with the eulogy. I adjusted the mic and took a deep breath before speaking, "Thankyou to each and everyone of you for being here with us when my beautiful grandma is making her way to heaven gracing it with kindness and love for all. She wasn't just my grandmother but my bestfriend, my gossip partner, my mentor and most importantly my mother. After my mother died, she never made me feel abandoned or alone. My grandmother was unbelievably compassionate and her heart and generosity knew no bounds. She was the most strongest person that I have ever met and I have seen her struggling with finances and raising a child after grandpa Joe's death. She was stubborn sometimes but she could do anything to see the people around her happy. The attendance today itself speaks volumes of the amazing person she was. Some of you know her as a teacher, some know her as a 2 am friend but I have seen all versions of her and I truly think she rocked all her roles. And looking at how extraordinary she was, I will always wish to be even 1% of what she was. She was my hope in this ruthless world and I will always remember her teachings. I just want to tell her how beautifully she has raised me and that I will never disappoint her. She loved me with all she had and I am so thankful that out of billions of people out there god chose me to be her granddaughter. It is a blessing in itself."

I took a pause to wipe my tears and while looking at the casket I continued, "I will miss you grandma and I know for a fact that even if you aren't here with me physically, you will always be engraved in my heart. Because we are bound by Always and forever." I stepped down the stage and I saw all my friends coming towards me.

Austin hugged me immediately and said, "I am so sorry for your loss Becca. And that eulogy was so heart touching." I smiled at him and after meeting the others we made our way for the burial ceremony.

Austin's POV:

It was a ridiculously long day for Rebekah especially when you have to deal with all the people who knew the one that you lost so closely. I watched Rebekah as she sat quietly on the couch watching the dim stars out of the window.

Her world was turned upside down and nothing that we do could help her with the blooming pain in her chest. The dead goes but the living struggles with a hard time dealing with how to move on in their life with such a big void.

I didn't know much about Mary but seeing the crowd at the funeral service today, I definitely knew that she must have been a great woman . Everyone was in tears by the time Rebekah completed her eulogy for her grandmother.

I was thankful that Rex was there for her during such a difficult time. She had gone through a lot since her childhood and I truly believed that she deserved happiness now.

Every now and then something disastrous happens that sets her back on her knees. She is a strong girl and nothing, absolutely nothing could break her.

Looking at her today I wish nothing for her but peace and love. I was pulled out from my thoughts when Rex asked me for a drink.

We all sat together talking and laughing. Amidst all this I saw her smiling widely and it warmed my heart to see her happy even if it was just for a millisecond.

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Hey guys! What do you feel about this chapter? As for me, I was too emotional while writing this chapter. Noone, I repeat, absolutely noone can understand the pain one goes through when they lose a family member or a dear friend. This chapter is very close to my heart as it is full of emotions. My next update will be on Friday. Do tap on the little star at the end of this chapter and share my book with your friends and family. Bubye❤