“Stop!” a voice booms, craning my neck slightly so I can see who ordered them. There she is, dressed in regal clothes. The gown is long and stretched so that it touches the floor, her eyes are blue with a beautiful crown placed on her head. My heart does a quick flip. Mom. My real mom. Her eyes turn glassy immediately they meet mine, cautiously I step out from Bion's protection standing fully in front of her. Her hands fly to her mouth as tears prickles down her face, lifting her gown and she rushes down the stairs throwing me into her embrace. “Elpida,” she sobs, running her hand all over my body checking to see if I am actually real. She bursts into another set of tears when she realises I am actually here with her. I blink back my tears. I am happy to see her, my birth mot

