A Mother - Part l

A very familiar voice echoed through the small hall that connected the main entrance and the living room. I could feel sweat building on my forehead as I walked closer and closer to the living room. Praying, praying to a Goddess that has forsaken me long ago. Every step I took towards that living room felt like a path full of sharp thrones that tore apart me. I stopped at the doorstep, trying my hardest to hold the smile I had put on.

“There you are, my dear!” My mother’s face lit up as she rushed towards me. Her eyes glistened as she wrapped her arms around me. Drawing me in her warmth that I had been dreading to feel.

“Mother!” I breathed out as I wrapped my arms around her. I don’t know for how long we stood there but it didn’t feel enough.

“I have missed you so much, my child.” She said as she pulled back and gently grasped my face. “You have no idea how much I have dreaded my behaviour…”

“It’s okay. I don’t even remember those.” I could feel a tear glide down my cheek as I pres