Kaelia's POV I was grateful for the silence. The way she held me back without saying anything.Like she understood how I felt, even if she didn't know. “I've missed you, Mom,” I said frankly. I missed the times when I didn't have a weight hanging over me, when I didn't have this secret.“Oh, I've missed you too, darling. You should have seen how excited I was when Nurse Jemithea said I could be discharged. I've missed spending quality time with you,” Mom said. I hugged her again.She held my face up, rubbing it with her hands. “You don't look happy,” She said, “What's wrong?”“Oh,” I forced a laugh, “It's nothing, Mom. Today is a happy day. Don't worry about anything.”“How can you say that, honey?” My mom asked. “Mom,” I said, rubbing her face and smiling, “Don't think about it. I'm fine. I'm okay. For real,” I pulled a serious face to convince her. The doctor came in to do final check-ups and prescriptions.When she had bathed and changed out of the hospital gown, we made our
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