Unrequited Love of 1870's Diary {SHINee Jonghyun}

CHAPTER 40

Carla is biting her lower lip. She is crossing he fingers that she guessed it correctly and that all their sacrifices will be paid off. She already asked excuse from her teachers that she can't go home and will be absent in the last two days of their class.

"Grand-mere... Where are you?"

Noemie appears right away. "What is it my dear?"

"Do you know where Claudette is buried?"

Her grandmother shakes her head with disappointment. "My parents pull me away when I attempted to get near her. I wanted to look for it. I hired private investigator, but I did not receive any reports. I did not know that my father knew about it and blocked the reports from reaching it to me. I only knew about these things when he asked for forgiveness."

"I'm sorry to hear that grand-mere. Don't worry... We will find it." She gets the photo and shows it to her grandmother. "Do you know where this place is?"

"I'm not sure. I think that's the place where our family travelled. Mi Cha and I stopped them coz' we wanted to have a photo with that place. If I'm not wrong... The place is at Compiegne, Aisne France."

Carla frowns. "Is it that far here grand-mere?"

"I'm not sure about it my dear. A lot of things have changed in this modernized world."

Carla chuckles. Just hearing the place where Claudette is probably buried makes her heart feeling light. "I'm sorry grand-mere if I'm asking you too much. I'll just do some research."

"It's okay. Do you think that's the place where Claudette is buried?"

"Yes. I really think that it is the place."

Noemie nods. "I hope it is dear so that we can let her rest properly soon."

"I hope the same too." She gives her a comforting smile.

*****

Tuesday...

"Appa, what did the authorities said? Is there any tombstone that has no name here?" Carla asks her father nervously. She's holding her breath as she waits for her father to answer.

After a couple of seconds, her father's face brightens. A smile is seen. "Ne."

"Will it be Claudette's dear?" Her mother asks him with worries.

"I'm sure it is. It's the only tomb here that has no name on it. And it was said that the tomb existed since 1870's."

Carla releases a sigh of relief. It's a very emotional moment for them. She hugs her parents. "We're getting near eomma, appa. Thank you so much."

"No need to thank dear." Her father kisses the top of her head. "Kaja. Let's follow them."

*****

Wednesday...

After securing all the papers needed to recover Claudette's remains, Carla finally got the chance to transfer her body.

She can't stop her tears as she takes the chance to see the bones of her grandmother. "Grand-mere... May you rest in peace." She whispers as she stares to the bones.

Her mother gives her a handkerchief. "It doesn't smell good here dear. You need it to avoid being sick."

She nods as a reply. "Shall we cremate her now eomma?"

Her mother nods. "Kaja." Her mother hugs her from her side as they walk towards the waiting van.

Jonghyun's P.O.V.

"Finally we are here." Mi Cha smiles to him.

He looks around. The place seems so quiet and peaceful.