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Chapter 11 - Probing
I was swimming helplessly against a stream. My limbs were heavy, and despite my efforts, I was static. It was an endless motion, and I felt lead in my limbs. When I was about to give up, I saw a tunnel of light ahead. Instantly, things seemed easier. I stayed afloat, and the peddling became effortless.
As I swam ahead, I saw a silhouette.
A female figure. She turned around.
She is my mother!
The sight injected buoyancy into me. Her merciful features, her benign smile, and the way she waved at me. I found the strength to steer myself to the bank and waded out of the waters, extracting myself from the baleful pain.
Most importantly, I found clarity in my mind.
“Mama?” I looked up, but she had disappeared.
A sense of forlornness wrapped over me. A dark sense of hollowness that came with the loss crashed my ego.
“Anthony. Anthony.”
I heard my name and turned. I found my mother standing by a tree next to the ba
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