A Love Reborn: Finding Romance Twice In One Lifetime
Chapter 329: EXTRA 3: AYAAN SOLACE 2

Chapter 329: EXTRA 3: AYAAN SOLACE 2

However, when the time really comes for one to leave, and when the deity of death truly wants his children, no amount of medicine could keep that person alive.

Mother struggled with her unknown illness for more than a year before she finally succumbed.

Before she left us, she had everyone gathered and hosted one last banquet. She had always loved hosting banquets, and yet, when her body was so weak and life spilling away, she still hosted a farewell banquet for herself.

I still remember what she said back then, "I don’t want you to shed tears for me when I am gone. I have loved, lived and loved. My life was a happy one. I was surrounded by a lot of you, and it was never lonely. I have always dreamt of having a large family of my own, and here I am. So don’t cry, my children and friends. Celebrate for me, for I came, saw and conquered. When I am gone, live a good life and remember to never stray from the right path. Don’t be too greedy for things that aren’t yours. For the consequences will be dire!"

When she was holding onto her last breath, she imparted a lot of wise words. Everyone suppressed their tears and plastered fake smiles. No matter what, letting her see our tears at that event wouldn’t be something that she would want.

Just like what she wanted, we danced, sang, ate, drank, and celebrated. And when she went to sleep that night, we couldn’t sleep. We were all on tenterhooks and surely, an hour after she returned to sleep, Whitey howled mournfully and everyone broke down.

When we entered her room, she slept peacefully wearing a beautiful colorful gown, as if she was going somewhere. Mother had always loved being beautiful, and seeing her well dressed like that. Even when we didn’t want to cry, all of us burst into tears. We broke our promise, but what could we do?

Before Mother died, she always said that when she died, she didn’t want to be buried. She wanted to be cremated and have her ashes scattered. She didn’t want to be contained or restricted in one place. Even as a ghost, she wanted to see the world.

So, we followed her wish.

On the day she was cremated, the town was full of people. Everyone was wearing mourning clothes, and acquaintances from the palace were in attendance. After all, the mother managed to get herself a princess title during the time she went traveling with our children.

She saved the current king and as a reward; she was titled a princess. If she hadn’t saved the king and used the remaining medicine on him, maybe she wouldn’t have died now. But that was fate, right?

She just couldn’t watch someone die.

Before she got cremated, she was mourned for a week and people from all walks of the world came to say their condolences.

Among those people were two women a bit older than me and Halona and the emotions in their eyes made me wonder if they knew Mother from before, but if they did, why didn’t we know them?

If I wasn’t mistaken, these two women were sisters and before they left, they knelt and kowtowed at mother’s coffin and said, "We are sorry for coming to see you so late. Mother, it’s us, Emma and Gemma. Father is no more. He died a few days ago, and he had never forgotten about you!"

I didn’t understand why they were saying something like that. Why they were calling my mother, mother? From what I know, me and Halona were the only children our mother had. So, who were these women?

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the answers that I wanted. When I tried to look for them, they were long gone. Just like how mysterious they appeared, they disappeared the same way.

I was left with questions, but since the answers wouldn’t be found anywhere, I pushed that issue out of my head. There were a lot of things that needed to be dealt with to send my mother peacefully.

On the day that she was cremated, everyone choked with tears, as Whitey and Blackey slipped into the coffin. Their intentions were quite clear and as much as none of us wanted it to happen that way, when we thought about how these three had been together since day one, maybe sending them together, they wouldn’t be lonely.

As a result, rather than cremating Mother by herself, she got cremated by her beloved pets and, honestly; I was jealous. The kind of dedication these spiritual pets had for mother seemed to be much more compared to us. But when I recalled what my mother said before she died, I regained my confidence and participated in sending her off properly.

Once the ashes were collected, we scattered her ashes as she wanted. As for where they landed, no one knew, but we all knew that she was free from the shackles of this world.

In her next life, I sincerely hoped that she would live an easier life. A life where she wouldn’t need to work so hard.

Let her be pampered, let her travel more and since she managed to become a royal princess in this world, it would be great if she ended up in such a family. But one without quibbles.

Mother had fought her whole life, in her next life, let there be no schemes. It would make my heart ache if she gets forced into doing so again. Not that she would lose. I just wanted her to take a well-needed break.

With my mother gone, it was difficult to adjust. We were all heartbroken, and Halona even got so sick that it took a while for her to get back on her feet. However, mother’s departure had taken a great toll on her. When she was alive, she acted as if she would win over death, so her death came unexpectedly and took everyone by surprise.

It was the first time that she got sick and instead of getting better; she died.

As a result, Halona became weak, but she tried to recuperate and do her best.

Both of us are now in our seventies and still kicking. We don’t know what lies ahead of us, but following Mother’s motto; we will take one step at a time and the rest will be dealt with when it comes.

As for Mother, I don’t know if she has reincarnated into her next life. But if she did, I hope that all our prayers were heard.

If possible, when it’s time for us to leave, let us be reunited as our mother’s children.

How beautiful that would be!

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