Rhea POV
I dashed straight to the hospital when the doctor called and said Mom was awake.
When I stepped into her ward she was sitting on the bed, staring at nothing. The moment she sensed me her gaze flicked up and a smile spread across her face like sunrise.
“Mom!” I said and ran to her before she had time to react, throwing my arms around her and burying my face in that familiar warm scent.
“My baby,” Mom replied, hugging me back. In that moment, with her in my arms, alive and well, everything I had done seemed worth it. At least just for this moment.
“You scared me so much, Mom,” I whispered, my voice cracking. Even as I tried so hard not to cry, the tears still spilled, soaking into her hospital gown. “What would I do if you left me? I have no one else.”
“You are such a crybaby,
