Chapter 52: The Most Difficult Thing In Life Is To Know Yourself, Part II
MADELINE
Aruna’s words continued to flow through my consciousness like nothing that had ever affected me before. It was almost like she had been sent from above to relieve me from my exhaustive desperate attempt to hold onto my past in order to protect myself from further pain. I was so appreciative of her presence and couldn’t help but wish she had been in my life from the first day of our unknown beginning.
“Thank you, Aruna,” I sincerely whispered, returning her warmth with my own smile, “You have given me much in so little time. I am grateful you came to see your sons, admittedly for my own selfish reasons.” Looking at her compact that continued to be wrapped tightly in her grasp, I
