Chapter 51

The air within Samantha's room hung heavy with unspoken tension. The silence in the room enveloped the unresolved history between mother and daughter. Two days had passed since the unexpected visit of her mother and her pleas of reunion. She has been deliberately avoiding her, not even wanting her to see the face of her beautiful Lily.

That morning, she woke up with pity in her eyes. She has watched her mother attempts to get her attention but she had pushed her away in all her attempts. She decided to have a word with her. She walked into her mother's room and sat on the edge of her bed, facing her mother with a gaze that darted between hurt and curiosity. Her mother, who had become a stranger over the years, met her daughter's eyes with a mix of remorse and fear of uncertainty.

The room seemed to get smaller as the weight of unspoken words pressed upon them. Samantha took a deep breath, summoning the courage to break the silence that enveloped them. "Why did you leave, Mom?" The qu