One last time

"Silvia would never want to see you in this condition. She would be very disappointed if she was here," Rocky remarked. Passing him a bottle of water, he added, "Here, drink this and embrace yourself. You have to stay strong today for your family, for Silvia's family." 

"I don't know how to face them, I told them I will keep her safe but—they trusted me with Silvia but—" The guilt of not keeping his promise of keeping her safe was also one of the reasons why he completely shut him down, away from everyone. 

"You can't run away all your life, you have so many responsibilities. Are you going to run away from everything? Is running away going to help you in any way?" Pausing for a while, Rocky remarked, "You and I both know Silvia would never want you to run away from your responsibilities." 

Just then Rocky received a call from Matt asking why they had stopped, he hung up the call saying they were leaving. 

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Ceremony hall. 

Keeping Kevins condition and other things in mind, everyone agreed on having a small ceremony including only a few close relatives and friends. 

The past five months had been hard not only for Kevin but for everyone. The news of Silvia's death was a big blow for everyone and broke many hearts. 

"Is he coming?" Judith inquired. It had been five months since she last saw her son. Losing Silvia was already devastating and Kevin's condition made it worse. 

Herpi sighed and shook his head. "I have no idea." 

"We can't start without him—" Thomas, Silvia's uncle, remarked. 

Just then Matt and Calvin entered the hall. 

"Where is he?" Herpi inquired. 

"He is coming." 

Seeing her son, Judith ran towards him. "Kev—" she gently c.a.r.e.s.sed his face. "You look so pale." When he did not say anything, she guided him in the front. "Come sit with us." 

"I'll sit here—" Without waiting for her reply, Kevin sat down in an empty chair near the entrance.

When Judith tried to persuade him, Herpi gestured her not to. 

Patting his shoulder, Rocky sighed and walked away giving Kevin the space he needed. 

While the memorial service was going on, an old man entered the hall and sat down right beside Kevin. 

After a few minutes, Kevin got up and started walking forward in the middle of the service. 

Everyone got up when he suddenly picked up Silvia's photo frame which was placed on a small table. Without paying any heed to anyone present in the room, Kevin slowly made his way towards his original seat. 

Sitting on the chair, he gently wiped the frame with his sleeves and smiled. "She is my wife." 

"She is pretty," the old man remarked. 

"I know right? But everyone says she is dead." Gently c.a.r.e.s.sing the frame, Kevin frowned, "They say she will never come back." 

"What do you say?"

"Huh?" 

"What people say doesn't matter, what you think and say does. What your heart says matters," the old man explained. 

Taking a deep breath, Kevin chuckled, "I don't know, I still feel she is alive and is lost somewhere." 

Inching closer, the old man whispered, "Then look for her, find her." Getting up, he added, "You should always follow your heart." Without waiting for his reply, he walked away. 

Scrunching his brows, Kevin thought for a while. He then kept the frame on the chair and walked out of the hall. 

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Outside. 

Leaning against the car, Kevin frowned and closed his eyes. The old man's unexpected remark had a great impact in his mind. Should he really follow his instincts, his heart and try to look for Silvia? Was Silvia really alive? 

Before he could figure out what was happening, someone threw a brown envelope at him from the van and quickly drove away. 

"Hey, stop—" When the van was nowhere to be seen, Kevin picked up the brown envelope from the road. 

"Kevin—" Rocky called him out before rushing towards him. Looking at the envelope in his hand, he inquired, "What is that?" 

Without saying anything, he opened the envelope. 

"What is happening?" Matt inquired who had just arrived along with Calvin. 

Kevin widened his eyes in shock when he saw the content inside the envelope. "This—" With his hands shivering in nervousness, he took out a necklace from the envelope. 

Scrunching his brows, Calvin asked, "What is this?" 

"I-It's Silvia's necklace." Looking at it carefully, he beamed, "It's hers, I gifted her this necklace and she wore it all the time." 

"Who dropped it here?" Rocky frowned before taking the envelope from Kevin's hand. 

"Kev, who was it?" 

"It's Silvia's necklace, she is alive. I was right—" Looking at Rocky, Kevin added, "I need to look for her, I have to find my Silvia." 

"Kev—" 

"But she can't see me this way—" Scrunching his brows, Kevin stated, "I have to go home and freshen up, she will definitely scold me if I show up looking so hideous." 

"Bro—" 

Cutting Matt off, Rocky remarked, "Yes, let's go home and fix your appearance." Taking the car keys out, he added, "Let's go to my place." 

When Kevin nodded his head, he gestured Matt and Calvin to follow them before stepping into the car. 

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AUTHOR'S NOTES: 

I took my first covid vaccination shot a week ago and have been down with side effects since then. 

Sore arm, body ache, fever, headache...I had to deal with everything which wasn't pleasant at all. I tried to write but couldn't push myself so I had no choice but to take a short break.

I started feeling better yesterday. The side effects are wearing off and I am almost back to normal. 

Despite everything, I am glad that I at least got my first shot. Please take the vaccine whenever you get a chance, don't miss it. 

I hope everyone is doing well :) 

Stay safe, Stay healthy ♥

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