Four
Jacob
Out of all the scenarios I’d imagined in my head any time I’d dreamt of my mother waking up, not ever had I imagined her screaming at the sight of me.
Tears of joy…
Lots of hugs and kisses…
Her holding me as I told her how much I’d missed her…
Any of those would have made the moment perfect; instead, I’d stopped, frozen in horror as I watched at my mother’s terrified face as she screamed. Her hair was long, limp, and unkempt, her skin was sickly pale, and the circles under her eyes seemed to be taking over her entire face, but at least she finally looked alive.
Even as my heart shattered in my chest at her reaction to me, I felt relief that her eyes were sharp and she was animated.
“Kelly.” My dad was rubbing her arm, trying to get her to calm down, but it was no use, sh
