The story portrays a grandson's perception of his grandmother and how their bond of love undergoes changes. Moral: The story puts light on the need of companionship and friendship felt by our elders. It also shows how love and emotion is experienced not only by human beings but animals and birds too.
Answer:
C, Though I cannot slow myself down right now, one day my heart will stop beating so quickly, and I will slow down
Probably personification. It's giving an inanimate object (the bell) human qualities (peeping slyly)