Issahil
“Oh my baby…You have been put through a lot. I am so sorry I am just showing up now. Mother is so sorry, Erlind. Forgive me…”
Sobbing profusely, I held him even more closely against my bosom. My heart was aching because of the state he was in but it did feel less heavy, now that I had him in my arms.
His sleeping expression, which had been pained, gradually softened. They must have given the babies something to put them all to sleep, I deduced, and that must be why they were all sleeping.
Sniffling as tears pooled in my eyes anew, I hugged Erlind even tighter.
Finally! Finally my baby Erlind was in my arms again. Oh I would never let him out of my sight again…
My heart was overwhelmed with various emotions. Relief. Joy. Pain. Fear. Uncertainty. Determination. But most of a
