Thorns And Roses🌹

Chapter 1- A rose for a hope 🌹

           Playlist;Let it rain(Kris Allen)

A shadow,an angel, a beautiful soul...whatever or whoever it was,it unknowingly gave me the belief that there was still goodness in this world....

Rosaline's pov

Oh no!Where did I put the car keys?Reality struck...the rain halted but I was sure that it was going bring a deluge if it started again so I needed to reach home eventhough no one would be waiting for me anymore. It was going to be awkward...

I was still outside the cemetery,all drenched. My black dress was sticked to my skin.It was uncomfortable but I was used to getting drenched under the rain.

Where did I possibly drop them?I checked the pocket of my long black coat that reached over my knees and there was only a white rose peeking out of my lower pocket.I patted it and left it there.I kept one of the roses from the bouquet with me,for some unknown reason, I guessed.Maybe I kept it as a souvenir of my last thank you gift for grandpa.I breathed in the humid air and inhaled the last memory I had of him within my heart.

The keys were nowhere to be found.I tucked my soaked hair behind my ears and started searching everywhere on the ground but no sign of the keys.There was dirt everywhere on the ground because of the heavy rain so it was a bit difficult to know whether the keys were here because it would have probably been covered under the layers of dirt.Maybe it was inside...while placing the flowers they must have slipped from my hand. Yes...I recalled!

I held onto my coat and grabbed my umbrella and rushed inside before the rain would.

Tristan's pov

I was outside the cemetery in the car.It was still raining but I had to see her.I jumped out of the car and let the rain wipe away the thoughts that haunted my mind.I walked to the entrance, a bit reluctant to go any further. There was no one outside...obviously who would be mad enough to visit a graveyard on such a day.

I stepped inside and walked like a lost boy wandering alone in the dark.It was quiet and peaceful. The only thing I could hear was the raindrops dripping onto the leaves of the trees and the rustling of the dead leaves lying on the ground.

I finally stopped in front of her.There she was,proudly holding her place in her own Kingdom,somewhere where she could finally get the real and ultimate happiness of being free.I kneeled down like a defeated man.It was dirty everywhere but I wasn't bothered with the mud. My hands lied flat on my thighs and I watched the beautiful letters forming her name in front of me....Joseline  McGrath.

In memory of Joseline McGrath, a lovely daughter, a respectable wife and proud mother.May your soul rest in peace.

My mother...she was the one and shall remain the only one whom I truly loved.The tear rolled down my cheek on its own.I sat down and tried to hug the wet block.I hugged it tightly like it was my mom,my very own mother.This was the only place where I found peace of mind.

It started raining heavily but I clung to the block even more.How I wished she was here now to see me?My hands travelled to touch her engraved name on tomb.The roses from my previous visit were still on the side but they were in a decomposing state.I knew how much she loved flowers specially roses.They were her tiny weakness.

"I'm sorry mom...No roses this time.But I'll make up for it next time,I promise,..I've nothing for you today but just a broken heart,some shattered hopes and a bunch of unpleasant memories...Any suggestions of how I can get rid of them?" I confessed with a bit of regret for not bringing her roses like I always did and with equal sarcasm for only bringing my miseries in front of her.I gazed at the tomb intently.