Chapter 14

The plane ticket bought on a whim took Gianna to Etalia, the city of art, where she and Grace had studied art years ago. Returning to the city where she had lived for two years felt almost surreal, as if she were stepping into a different timeline. Every memory came back vividly, and it made her miss Grace even more. Gianna visited her campus and happened to walk in on an exhibition. So she opened the door and stepped inside. A small bell above the door chimed, and when she looked up, she noticed it was shaped like a sunflower. The exhibition was a solo showcase, and the artist's style suited her taste. Without realizing it, she got absorbed in the paintings. By the time she snapped out of it, she had already wandered all the way to the back, a corner most visitors didn't approach. Gianna's gaze settled on the last painting, and a strange sense of familiarity tugged at her heart. The title of the painting read 'Sunward'. It showed a vast field of sunflowers, and in the middle of t