Chapter 460: Last days (1)
"It’s nice having a tall son-in-law like you to reach all the high places. Please get the last box up there," Celine said, pointing her finger to help guide Rafael to where he needed to go next. "I’m sorry to trouble you with this. I was going to do it myself, but Phillip was the one to pack the boxes and I am not tall like him."
Rafael easily pulled down the box that was too high up for Celine to reach. This was nothing to tire him out. "It is fine," Rafael said, lifting the box out of the small storage room.
"You’ll be rewarded with getting to see things from Annalise’s past. We might need to go through a few since they’ve been in there for years, but I’m more than happy to share their stories. Let me help you," Celine said, picking up a box from the floor to lift to the table.
Siena, Giselle, and Heidi had all left with Thomas who came to continue showing them around the town since Annalise was busy so only Celine and Rafael were present.
Rafael looked forward to seeing what Celine had kept from Annalise’s youth. He expected to see a lot of weapons in the boxes, but he also looked forward to finding things he would have never imagined Annalise had.
"It was hard to get rid of everything as she grew up. We gave away a few things to some of our friends who had younger daughters, but we still kept a lot. Oh, this box has her little tiny pants," Celine said, holding up a pair of red pants. She coughed because of the dust-filled scent. "Perhaps it is good we did this so I can throw out more."
"If only you saw how fast her little feet would go when she put on her pants. Her shoes were nowhere in sight and her hair was flying through the wind as she moved. Phillip and I could never catch her. We would need to set a trap," Celine said, putting the pants to the side in the pile which needed to be burned.
"We’d tell her that we found a spider we needed her to take out and when she got near, we’d grab her. As smart as my little girl is, she fell for that trap each time. Just mention a spider and she’d come running. They are all so tiny and cute. If I could just have her back to this size for a moment," Celine wished, putting the small pants to her chest. "You must think that I am crazy."
"I do not," Rafael honestly answered. "I would like to see Annalise in her youth."