“Sweetheart, are you afraid of your grandfather?”
I remained silent for a long time.
“Mom, I don’t want to go into those woods anymore.”
My mother grabbed my hands.
“Then don’t go. Nobody has the right to force you.”
But I answered through my tears.
“I promised I’d help him until the very end.”
My mother froze.
“Help him with what?”
I lowered my head.
“I can’t tell you.”
The following day, she overheard Grandpa speaking to me.
“Emily, remember, if your mother finds out what we’re doing there, everything will be over.”
That night, my mother couldn’t sleep.
And the next morning, when Grandpa and I left the house, she decided to secretly follow us.
We reached the deepest part of the woods.