Chapter 228

Celia

I was not sure how long I lay on the ground but I had passed out. When I woke up, I expected to see was surrounded by a familiar place, a place too familiar.

One I hadn’t seen in years.

I was in my childhood home. My mother was in the kitchen, the windows thrown open and soft sunlight peeking through it.

Something was sizzling hot on the pan mom had just placed on the stove. And behind her was a big table where a little girl and a toddler was seated.

The little girl was playing with the toddler, waving a soft toy in front of him and they were giggling together.

“Ma” I cried out upon seeing the face of my mother after all this time. They were all so happy, so content with their lives.

But when I tried to reach for them, my hands went through empty air, right through them.

That was when I realized I was watching a memory-my memories of my family from childhood.

Tears stung at the back of my eyes when I saw the happy family, my family.

My mother was making pancakes while me and Lia