" How can this happen?” She moans and hyperventilates as her eyes well up with tears.
I wrap my arms around her and pull her closer to me.
" I don't know, but she will survive. I know she will.” I say in her head and she grabs onto my torso and gives in to her pain, moaning against my chest. Her hair is still long and she still has that natural vanilla scent on her skin.
" Don't do this.” She screams at me and I step back and look down to meet her eyes. Mascara runs down her chubby cheeks and, without knowing what to do, I wipe it away with my thumb. Her face leans into the palm of my hand as she closes her eyes as if to absorb my touch while exhaling a deep breath.
" I'm moving again.” She says and our eyes intensely meet before she pulls away and says, " For mom. But it has nothing t
