Changing the Destiny of the Main Figure
Chapter 48: Goodbye

"Hopefully," Grandma smiled, she wiped away Larina's tears.

"You don't have to hold back your tears, son. Share with me even if it is sadness. Holding it yourself does not have to make you strong, there are some things that you really have to share with others. You also need other people in your life, crying doesn't always mean weakness."

Larina nodded.

"Grandma's got something for you, let's just say it's a gift for you."

Larina wiped her tears.

"Mother, just seeing you healthy makes me happy."

"It doesn't need to be like that. Grandma wanted to give this special gift only to special people."

"Grandmother could have,"

The shop owner's grandmother took a chocolate map under her pillow. With a big smile he thrust it at Larina.

"What's this?" larina asked confused, she did not receive the brown map.

"Gift for you."

"Receive it" said the shop owner's grandmother, who saw Larina never accept her gift.

Larina nenghela took a slow breath and then received the brown map.

"It's a gift for you" said the Grandma.

Larina took off the rope that tied the map, her eyes were rounded when she realized the contents inside, she pulled out some files from inside the map.

"Miss?" Larina's face was a little pale, though,

The shop owner smiled.

"The certificate of home and land is in your name, son."

Larina was silent, she saw her name written on the certificate of the house and land belonging to the Grandmother.

"Do you know where my full name is?"

"Your father." replied the Grandmother

"What did Grandma do, anyway?" put the certificate back in the map.

"That's all Grandma could do before Grandma left."

Larina closed her eyes.

"I can't accept it, sorry." Larina refused in a soft tone.

"Grandmother please, take it."

Larina shook her head.

"I have no right, Grandma."

"That's Grandma's decision, no one's intruding."

Larina still continues to refuse because she feels she does not deserve the gift of Grandma the store owner, but Grandma the store owner continues to try to convince Larina.

Larina sighed again and finally collapsed.

"You can manage this place later when Grandma's gone."

"It's not good to say that, Grandma will be fine." said Larina, he got up from his seat and put the chocolate map into the closet.

"Grandmother wanted to ask for something" said the Grandmother in a soft voice, Larina turned her head and smiled.

"Sit near me" the Grandmother asked, patting the edge of the bed next to her.

He then thrust a thin book at Larina.

"Please read it." asked Grandma.

"This? The book about-" Larina hung up her sentence while opening the first page.

"A story about Grandma?" continued.

The Grandma nodded.

"Yes, the story of Grandma's youth first. Please read, Grandma's eyes can't see clearly."

Larina nodded, she began to read the contents of the book, the Grandmother grabbed Larina's hand and held it.

With a shy smile, Grandma Larina closed her eyes while enjoying the voice of Larina who was reading her young story, the beginning she met her husband and until now.

Every now and then Larina peeked to see the Grandma who seemed to close her eyes.

"Grandma's sleeping?" ask Larina.

"No. Just continue with it."

Larina then continued her story. Can Larina feel slowly grips Grandma's hand began to loosen,

"Miss?"

"Continue reading it, Grandma is a little sleepy."

Larina nodded, not long after that the Granny's hand loosened back then slipped off slowly

'Deg' Larina's heart seems to stop beating.

But he continued his story while holding his chest tight, Larina clasped tightly to Grandma's limp hand.

"Come," Larina closed the book, she set her breath, her eyes glazed over, she turned towards the grandmother who had gone home.

"Can't cry." - Inner Larina.

Larina tried to calm down, she placed her index finger in front of Grandma's nostril, not feeling the warm breath.

Larina put her ear to Grandma's heart, but she no longer heard her voice.

Larina close her lips, she checks Grandma's veins. He closed his eyes, he sat on the floor, holding his grandmother's hand.

***

Not long after that many residents who came to the residence of the Grandmother, some prepared a place to bathe the corpse, some prepared a place to pacify and others. Larina's father came to the location, he immediately hugged Larina tightly and kissed the tip of her head.

Larina returned her father's embrace, she shed no tears at all.

Larina's father stroked Larina's head and calmed her down, Larina just smiled and said she was fine.

Arriving the process of bathing the corpse, Larina poured water slowly on the body of Grandma who began to stiffen, he repeated it again for several times.

Before Grandma's entire body was covered in a shroud, Larina kissed both Grandma's cheeks and forehead, a sad smile etched, she then helped to memorize the corpse.

After finishing the prayer, the body was delivered to the Public Cemetery, Larina still has not shed a single tear, she watched the body of the Grandmother began to be filled with land. When it was over, Larina and her father did not go home. The two of them continued to pray for Grandma.

Late at night, Larina and her father left the Cemetery, and Larina turned to the tomb before she left.

"Good way" he said slowly.