Chapter 16The first shocking change that greeted Olivia and Elizabeth when their plane landed was the mother who met them. Victoria was beside herself with relief, tears and snot pouring down her face. The second shock was the fact that their mother was out in public without a tinge of makeup on. For years, she had instilled in them that going out without makeup was a crime. Even if you were just going out to buy milk, not that any of them actually went out to buy milk. But seeing their mother, vulnerable and makeup free, warmed the girls’ hearts.
“Thank god, thank god,” their mother said, wailing as she hugged both girls. There were no cameras around, no paparazzi. Their mother’s emotions were actually real. Victoria had bags under her eyes and wisps of hair flying everywhere. When she f
