Chapter 306
Chapter 306 Episode 038 Memories Can’t Stand Against Time (3)
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Only Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes stayed with her.
However, none of them knew how to comfort others. Becca Reyes tried to make her laugh and lighten her mood, but when Janice Wood smiled, it looked even worse than crying.
At the funerals of the two heroes, the atmosphere was extraordinarily solemn, as if it were suffocating, so heavy that it could not be lifted. All the Frogmen cried. Their families were in tears. The two mothers were on the brink of fainting.
They were in their prime. How could their families accept their sudden deaths?
The only consolation was that Winsley’s family did not blame Janice Wood. They even comforted her, saying that it had nothing to do with her. They regretted that she did not become their daughter-in-law, but they were also glad that she survived. Yet, no one missed the grief and regret in their eyes.
They were good people, magnanimous, so they did not want an innocent girl to bear the blame for a life.
On the way back, Janice Wood, who was silent by nature, remained silent.
"Flossie, do you think it would be better if I died?"
When they returned to the Base, Janice Wood suddenly grabbed Flossie Wright’s sleeve. She stared blankly at Flossie. The light in her eyes had turned to ash, leaving only a deafening silence.
From the moment she saw Winsley’s body, she had lost her will to live.
Others were right, Winsley did die protecting her. This was something Janice Wood couldn’t forgive herself for.
She just met Winsley’s parents. They were very young, very kind, and very gentle, just like Winsley. Even towards her, they meant well. But how could it be that she, despised by her aunt at home and controversial among the Forces, was alive while Winsley, such a good, fortunate, and warm person, was taken away by God?
Even if she died, her aunt would not be too sad. Her aunt only cared about her son from start to finish. Her existence did not matter to the world. Yet, Winsley was different. He had a happy family, loving parents, and brothers who were willing to risk their lives for him...
She now had a knot in her heart, a knot that might stay with her forever or might be untied over time.
"Come here."
Flossie Wright sighed faintly and then, pulling Janice Wood, walked straight towards the cooking class.
Without entering the cooking class, Flossie took Janice to the vegetable field she often visited. During winter, the field was filled with vegetables that had just sprouted leaves. As all the dried leaves fell into decay, these sprouts swayed vibrantly against the wind, exuding an extraordinary radiance.
With the permission of Captain Lin, Flossie was in charge of a small cabbage field. Under her care, there were no weeds, and all the cabbages planted there were reclaiming their vitality and growing robustly.
"Tell me your thought."
Sitting in the field with Janice Wood, Flossie casually picked up a stick and asked calmly.
According to Flossie’s way of thinking, she really could not understand what Janice was thinking. She and Janice were two totally different people who dealt with the same thing differently and had different thinking processes.
It’s not necessarily true that once you’ve experienced something, you can empathize. At times, different mentalities can lead to different feelings.
She had seen a lot of sacrifices in her previous life. Her first encounter with death was even more brutal.
Indeed, Winsley’s death was unexpected. When the days were becoming calm and normal, death came out of nowhere, which was unexpected for anyone, but she had seen it before. Her entire family was wiped out overnight. One moment they were at a family gathering, the next their family was ruined and people were dying. Accidents often happen at the most ordinary moments.
— End of Chapter 306 —