(20 years later)
Autumn did its job. The leaves dried up and fell on the ground quietly, filling the entire area with its kind. Elijah walked through the graveyard, all ready and dressed up in a black suit as he approached the place he now knew by heart.
Summer lay right in front of him. He sat down in front of her and said not a single word. He just sat there quietly, staring at her tombstone. Finally, he smiled.
“Guess what?” He said. “Today is one of my biggest art exhibitions. If this also does good like the others, I’ll be getting paid 3x more than usual.”
It was what he did. Come here and talk to her whenever possible. It was how he kept her close to him. And it never disappointed him. He believed she was right there, listening to him patiently and lovingly, as usual. As she woul
