Hearing Herbert's words, I was momentarily dazed.
This was just like a movie!
Except I was the lead actress, and this was real life where people could die!
*****
After being discharged from the hospital, I returned to my room to read.
Tomorrow was the day Andrea would be in court.
I watched the fallen leaves outside being swept away by the servants.
Some things do disappear slowly.
It had been almost half a year since my mother passed away, and every move, every smile of hers, was etched in my mind.
But these things in my mind were slowly becoming blurred.
It's okay, even if she's gone, there will be other people to fill my heart.
I looked at the fallen leaves outside the window as if I saw my mother's face.
Gradually, the corners of my mouth curved up.
*****
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