Chapter 111 I am getting married
A week after Frederick was sentenced. Ian and Ria travelled down to Idaho to visit her parents graves on the actual date of their common birthdays and anniversary. That date fell on the same day. Her parents shared the same birthday dates and they even got married on that same date.

FLASHBACK

Ria had a bouquet of flowers made for the occasion. She and Ian picked it up at the florist before driving to the cemetery far on the outskirts of the town. She has seen their faces in some of the pictures Ethan gave her and she also realized that she looked more like her mother. She has even made a big frame of them in her home.

“Careful.” Ian said as they both made their way to the graves.

Ria stared at the headstone for a while as if it is an intercom connecting her to her lost parents. She didn’t speak. She only just reminisced about some things she remembered when they were alive. Most especially those things they did as a family.

Ria touched the marble stone as she decorated each graves with flowers. Ria was at least grateful to Frederick for one thing; he gave her parents proper funerals and laid them in a good place.

“Mom. Dad.” Ria said as she decorated their graves. “Happy birthday and happy anniversary.” All of sudden, tears fell down her cheeks. “It is so sad that you both are not alive today… and your deaths keeps hurting me so much but what can I do? Nothing. You are both away from this world forever.” She wiped her tears with her fingertips and placed it on the graves.