CHAPTER 21

　　PERCIE

　　My parents arranged a three-day funeral for Emma. I was there every day. We bumped constantly, but I didn’t give a damn about them and their feelings about me.

　　They loathed me, so I did the same. They disowned me, and I did the same.

　　Emma was sent to her grave in the late afternoon on the third day. I was with my grandparents, who were there with me all the time. I left after throwing white calla lily to Emma for the last time. I walked away without looking back.

　　I just lost Emma. I lost everything—a reason to live, hope to have a better future, and I just lost the only person who cared about me. I lost everything that day because Emma was my everything.

　　I stopped at an old rusty bench just outside the cemetery. I sat and remembered how we met again.

　　“Percival, come down! I would like you to meet someone.” I heard Dad yelling from the living room.

　　I ignored him. I was sketching an anime character I created in my sketchbook when he called my name again.