Chapter 58

Ella Is Engaged

Brian gave Mr. Biscuit a befitting burial. Beside its grave he built a monument which he specially dedicated to Mr. Biscuit. Grandma didn’t honor the burial and he knew she wasn’t going to pay her last respect to a charismatic pet that served her more than most of her laborers – the wrath of losing Mr. Biscuit still hung in her heart, and Brian would have to earn grandma’s forgiveness before the center between them could hold.

Other laborers who honored the last respect to Mr. Biscuit had dispersed to their duties, leaving only Ella and Brian standing at the grave, which had “MR. BISCUIT 2020-20222,” eligibly written across the monument with titillating pictures of the pet and flowers littered all over.

“We are going to miss it so much,” Ella said mildly, standing beside Brian who was still all tears. She looked at his sober face and wondered if he was actually pained for the death of Mr. Biscuit or guilty of being responsible for the death; she had