~ A M E L I A ~
Devastated was an understatement for how I felt, but I was not surprised at all. Those men had been stuck in traditions for so long that they were blind to the facts that were right in front of them—that women wanted to show their strength and power, to prove that they are equally as powerful as men are. Yet these men just had to prove themselves to be the best.
The Moon Goddess took me later in the day. The sun was slowly going down, dimming the light sky and introducing us to the upcoming night. We walked down the long hallways of the hospital, and the sterile aroma of my surroundings was hard to ignore.
We finally made it to the private room that was dedicated to my birth mother, Kali.
She was in her hospital bed, sitting up while holding her baby girl, me. With o
