Chapter 0124

Ava's phone rang, piercing through the silence of the hospital room. She answered, her voice still reeling from the doctor's revelation.

"Hello?"

"Ava, sweetie, it's Mom." The voice on the other end was weak but familiar.

Ava's eyes widened in shock. "Mom? How are you calling me on this line? Don’t tell me… You're...you're back?"

"I'm home, Ava. I'm finally home."

Ava's mind raced as she processed the news. Her mother, who had been recovering in the States for months, was back in the country. And she was alive.

Without a word, Ava cut the call and rushed out of the hospital room, her heart pounding in her chest. She couldn't believe it. Her mother, the woman she thought she wouldn’t make it through, was back. And she was coming home.

As she sped through the streets, Ava's thoughts swirled with emotions. She had so many questions, so many things she wanted to say. But most of all, she wanted to see her mother, to hold her and know she was real.

Finally, she arrived at her family’s Pen