th's

to keep the baby. When I told my mother and the doctor that I had overhear

found out. My mother tried to change my mind and justify

ayed, and on the other side, it flashed back to her mother's slightly hunched yet determined figure sitting alone on a

on, I closed her eyes and m

years

ran up to me in the

oped both of them into my arm

ancakes." Olivia pouted

o give it to another person," Oliver

get home? We can't turn the parking lot into a th

hopped into the back seat of the car. After I fa

tragedy that befell me three years ago. The decision I made, despite my

ent and restart on a fresh and clean slate. Rome was a very homely place to remain, but

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re looking rather off these days, and it seems to affect yo

ven though they were unexpected, they are the

etting them grow up here will not only destroy their chances of getting to know who their mother

hat are you saying?" I looked at her in conf

t a new life with your children, leave the past behind, and let new thoughts flow through you. Fresh new thoughts. Thoughts only you h

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d to acquire after working tirelessly as a cleaner for three different companies. Life

them, even if it meant I died in the process. I followed them in and headed to the kitchen to make dinne

able, eagerly waiting for dinner to be served. They looked

lates after eating and assisted in loading them into the dish

doing homework, it was already lat

tory?" Oliver called my attention

sure,

t the knight in shining armor and the damsel in d

they said sleepily

there could be happy endings. I watched one crash before

wice shy', I th

left the room. I walked down the stairs and was heading to the fri

he screamed o

t we were also on video call all the time; not a

ages; hasn't it been l

face-timed me last we

her?" I snapp

joying motherhood

I couldn't be happier to tend to my bab

ey asle

just tucked them i

ait to say hello

ile, and then we di

ssa asked me, and I couldn't

m making

watching

concern as I searched for the remote

chann

ka

e hospital. Mr. Everton stated in the last interview that the hospital needs new employees, and one

hed off

?" She asked calmly

't kno

ou can do it," V

personal cheerleader. She had pushed me to do th

about. Tell me how it g

dnig

as going to bring me the unexpecte