Chapter 188 Final Farewell

• I closed my eyes and started reading the poem that I had used to wrap up my speech nearly three years earlier. I moved my lips slightly, and I heard Aria start to cry even more. Her voice was like a loudly gargling, strangled cat, and it was almost close enough for me to stutter to my knees. Nearly.
• I managed to get through somehow.
• I crouched down in front of her tombstone, running my fingertips over the sleek gray stone. I wiped away the sound of Aria's choked sobbing as stray tears trailed out of my eyes and down my cheeks. I stroked the contour of Taylor's name, a tiny smile spreading over my lips. I leaned over and kissed her just before her name, allowing it to stay there while I sent her all of my love.