Chapter 11 - My Mother Walked Into the Hospital Room Alive—And the First Thing She Said Was an ApologyMy mother was alive.
I couldn't believe it.
When she entered my hospital room, I didn't recognize her.
Then she said:
“Emily.”
I knew.
I cried.
She cried.
She explained everything.
She had disappeared to keep me alive.
She had changed identities.
She had watched me from afar.
Every birthday.
Every graduation.
Every Christmas.
She had wanted to approach me.
But Vincent had always been watching.
I asked her:
“Why didn't you come back?”
She whispered:
“Because loving you meant staying away.”
I forgave her.
Not because what she did was easy.
Because I finally understood how much fear had controlled all of our lives.
Adrian stood outside the room.
My mother noticed him.
She smiled.
“You chose well.”
May you like
I laughed through tears.
“I think he chose me first.”
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