But Grace Winter was not upset and even laughed as she said to him, "It's okay, Hayes Edwards is cheering me on in my heart; I can hear it."
This was something he had mentioned casually before, and he hadn't expected her to still remember it.
As for the gift, by the time he remembered, he heard the news of Grace Winter going abroad.
There was no warning, the separation came too suddenly, like a heavy rainstorm on a sunny day. They didn't even have the chance to say goodbye in person.
Mother Edwards had also just learned about this and had taken special leave to see her off at the airport. Upon returning and seeing Hayes staring blankly at the house opposite, she explained, "Grace's grandmother moved abroad a few years ago, and she's fallen ill, missing her granddaughter. Grace's parents got worried and booked the earliest flight over."
Hayes felt like his mind was blank; he could only see the white wall in front of him, and the sounds around him came and went.
