Just then, she hears the sound of muffled but distinctive speaking and one word manages to capture her attention.
"Mama!"
She looks up, gaping. Her children….. but how?
And then she sees them. They are inside the car, little hands placed against the glass as they call out to her.
"Mama!" "Over here, mama!"
Before she knows what she's doing, she shoves off Jackson's suddenly loose grip on her arm and rushes to the car, throwing open the door and pulling her three little ones into a tight embrace.
"My babies," Maya whispers, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." She peppers their faces with kisses, relishing in the feel of their warm bodies against her own.
The triplets cling to their mother, their own eyes shimmering with tears. "We were so scared, Mama," Ros
