Never in my life did I imagine I would be standing in front of my mum’s burial ground so soon in the vast cemetery.
I felt completely void having to lose both of my parents so soon.
I wondered what they did badly that life had to deal with them so cruelly… and to us.
Now I’m an orphan…
My parents were the happiest thing I ever wished for when they were alive but now that they were gone, I felt like an empty shell, a lackluster that is spiritless and hollow.
I cried bitterly with Beatrice by my side hugging me with one of her arms wrapped around my waist while I rested my head on her shoulder as the Reverend father read from scriptures over my dead mother’s casket place in the ground waiting to be covered by the heap of sand beside it as he performed the funeral rite.
My mum’s boss, Beatrice and her mum, Leticia, Lillian and I were the ones present to say farewell to my mother.
It was time to say the good deeds my mum has done as Madam Gonzalez stepped forward in her black flowing gown and black hat.
She wiped the tears trickling down her face with the white kerchief in her hand.
“Gracie is a very competent and hardworking woman, smart and diligent, and was ready to make sure her daughters become the best of the best,” She said making me cry the more as I buried my face in Beatrice’s neck who stroked my hair down to my back caressingly.
“You were such a loyal and trustworthy worker to me, I was so happy to have someone like you to work with,” She broke sobbing as she placed her hands on her chest.
“A very kindhearted lady who put the thoughts of others first before hers, it’s so sad that you have to leave this world so soon, I pray the good Lord to make your gentle soul rest in peace,” She mourned in grieve and made the three sign of in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost before wiping her tears and nose with her kerchief then stepped backward.
Lillian came forward her eyes red in sorrow as she squatted in front of the opened burial and pack some sands in her hand and poured them on mum’s casket.
“I don’t even know what word to describe how loving and caring of a mother you were to me and my sister, you’ve been there for us through thick and thin, and it saddens me a lot to see you leave so soon, May your meek soul rest in perfect peace,” Lillian said and leaned forward to kiss the ground as she stood up and cleaned her tears with her hands as Beatrice’s mum went over to hug her.
It was my turn to say something, what was I supposed to say, staring at my mother’s lifeless body trapped in a casket was enough for me to have a mental trauma.
Beatrice urged me to go forward as I summoned all the little hope in me when I remembered my mum’s last word, telling me I should promise to stay strong for her.
I knelt with a sad smile playing on my lips, and dug my fingers on the heaped clay, and scooped some into my both hands as my tears started to well up again.
I calmed myself breathing deeply because all I wanted was to die or faint along with her.
She was my life, my world, my everything, she was there for me when I needed her the most and that gave me much hope even though dad left this world before she did.
“Mum, I love you…” I sobbed pouring the clay on my left hand on her casket.
“I loved you so much! You were the best mother I ever had and I’m so proud to say I’m your daughter. My heart grieves and mourns in pain and I can’t say how much I missed you so badly, you we-were the best mo-mother ever,” I cracked crying as I poured the other clay in my right hand on her casket.
“Ma-May your soul rest in perfect peace m-mum… I miss you so much… I miss you…” I cried my heart out as I began to convulse then I felt someone touch my shoulder lightly drawing me up, it was Madame Gonzalez and she helped me up as I wrapped my hands around her hugging her while she stroked my hair as I continued sobbing.
I gazed up and something caught my attention, it seemed someone was hiding behind a tree not too far from us.
It was a male figure all clothed in black as he watched from where he was staying, I couldn’t identify his face properly because of the bLack sunshades he wore.
LUCAS POV.
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I heard about the devastating news when Ben told me that Camilla’s mum was dead.
He got the news from Beatrice, those two have become so inseparable as they shared secrets with each other.
I could only imagine how weak and disconsolate Camilla would be, I needed to make sure she was okay even though she made it clear I should stay away from her if I wanted her forgiveness.
Although it was fucking hard to accept what she said I had no other choice to succumbed to her, I would do anything to gain her forgiveness.
I told Ben to help me ask about the date of her mum’s burial, I didn’t want to cause more pain to her by just showing up in her face that way.
My heart squeeze and scrunched in sadness as I watched how broken she was from where I was staying.
Her fragile state was broken and shattered beyond what she could handle.
I know how it feels to lose someone you loved so much.
I wanted to go over to her and console her, I wanted to share her grief and pains, I wanted to hold her tight in my arms and comfort her but I can’t, I hard to control resist the domineering urge compelling me to go over and hug her.
I watched her being lifted from the ground by a middle-aged woman as she wrapped her arms around her immediately.
I hide my identity so no one could easily detect it was me.
I had a black sunshade covering my eyes and I wore a black buttoned shirt and trousers.
Her gaze finally shifted to mine and I stilled watching her fix her gaze on me, I could see the curiosity in her eyes before I hid securely behind the tree.
I peeked and saw Beatrice and Leticia hugging Camilla as two men started covering up the burial with the heaped clay dug out from the ground earlier.
I watched Camilla taken to a Benz Jeep as a lady which I assumed to be Camilla’s sister entered after her then followed by Beatrice and Leticia.
After making sure she was safe, I walked over to my red sports car parked a few yards away from where I was.
I unlocked the car with the remote in my hand and entered clasping my seatbelts to the side.
I pressed the button and the car ignited to life as I drove off.