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Ava found herself wavering at the thought of her daughter coming home. If the bullying was so bad that she wanted to come home then it would be okay. Ava missed her child too. She missed having her around and she missed the silly things she would say after reading a book.

"Why would you come back?" Ava forced herself to say.

If she asks her child to return home then she would be teaching her to run from her challenges and she wanted to build a strong woman capable of everything that is what despite the urges on her part to hinder her child from flying halfway across the world she let her go fulfill all her wishes.

"Because I don't want to be bullied" Arabella responded.

"You are strong and a wonderful woman and I am sure that no woman can put you down," Ava said.

Arabella felt her eyes get watery and she sniffed back to draw the tears in.

"No woman is a match for my daughter. You are smart and almost the best worker I know. You do things well and I am sure you would warm your way