Chapter 35

FLASHBACK

There she was, standing between her two daughters with a smile on her face. She stretched out her hand and took it in mine before kissing the back of my hand.

‘ it is very nice to meet you sweet pea, I have heard so much about you.’’ her daughters were just my age. I could tell. and in my mind there was a short image of how fun it would be to play with them. I've never had siblings while my mother was alive. and it has always been a dream of mine to have and play with siblings. When I smiled back at my new mother, I could feel father's eyes on us. He seemed so genuinely happy. He had been nervous about this earlier and it had been bugging him the whole day. Even though I was only seven I had learnt to take in a lot of information by just observation. I had taught myself to understand and see things for what they truly are. to not fill my mind with illusions.

It was part of the main factors of how well I was able to cope with my mother's death. by understanding that she was