Chapter 47

Aria stared at the smooth page of her mother's favorite poetry book; on page 18, her mother's birthday, and the chapter title 'In The End,' some of the poem lines were highlighted.

"I was ready to give it all up...I didn't think twice...If only I was allowed...A while longer...How I love you...Counting the minutes." Aria read the lines repeatedly, trying to understand what they meant. But she was trying to comprehend what her mother had told her.

This is the thing she had asked Lemuel to go to Ava to get the book. She stood up from sitting at the study table. Aria didn't want to think about Zerran. After three days of confession she made, he acted the same but here she was, could not even talk to him or look in his eyes. She was in the process of erasing her feeling, even though it was not easy. Zerran usually does not stay at the house, busy with his business. And it felt better without him. That way, losing her feelings for the m