TWELVE

DORIS PUSHED the buzzer to the Evan's Mansion, waiting patiently for someone to get it.

She could be written down as the most unfilial daughter in the history of unfilial daughters. She officially earned it.

She felt guilty how she'd never reached out to her father all those years. Not even once. She wouldn't even blame him if he released wolves and lions on her.

She punched the buzzer again. Twice.

Why was no one answering? They'd probably seen them from the surveillance camera.

She glanced at her son who was rocking on his feet, fidgeting with excitement and impatience to see his grandfather for the first time.

At that moment, the door swung open and the grinning face of Nanny Nancy whom she'd missed so much, greeted them at the entrance.

"Nanny Nancy!" Doris screeched, falling into the older woman's outspread arms with enthusiasm.

Nanny Nancy was nothing but her true mother. She was the only one who had made her feel what motherly love was all about