Riley
This was definitely not the reaction I had expected to have. When I pictured the reunion with the woman who had abandoned me. I had imagined they're being a lot of anger and hurt. Instead all I feel is sadness and loss. I never really knew how much I had wanted a relationship with the woman until she was standing in front of me. there was a small flicker of Hope very deep inside of me that she had missed that bond as much as I had.
The harsh reality is, I needed my mom growing up, desperately. I need her even more now as an adult.
I have spent years wondering why. Why wasn't I good enough? What had I done wrong. Beyond that, my mind has been in overdrive with questions since Ares and Rain had shown up on the doorstep. I had been abandoned twice by my parental figures. By my biol
