chapter 52

Eva felt her heart beat faster. She bent down to the level of the children, who watched her with admiration, to take them in her arms.

"Mommy, mommy, we miss you so much!" the triplets said tenderly.

Eva lovingly stroked their heads. She held them close to her chest. Tears streamed down her cheeks and her breathing became labored.

She sighed to see her firstborns, the ones who gave her the joy of being a mother.

"I missed them so much, my darlings, I missed them madly." Eva looked into their tender eyes and caressed their cheeks. The joy in her heart was great. "You can't imagine how much I love you, with all my soul."

Fernanda, who was the most sensitive, took her mother in both hands and kissed her on the forehead as a sign of love. Her eyes were watery.

"I love you, Mom, I missed you too much. Daddy, he slept with us every night so we wouldn't miss you so much, but I thought about you every day." Eva looked at Fernanda. She was taller and much wiser. The little woman was growing up