Daisy
Mom hugged me tighter and spoke in a gentle voice, "I missed you, my darling daughter." I hugged her back, crying and hoping to never leave that warmth that I longed for for so long.
I couldn't help the tears and sobs that overtook my body when mom held me in her arms and whispered those words. It was as if nothing happened. It was as if nothing changed between us. All the pain of the past years were forgotten at that moment as we hugged each other and cried with my sisters and Ethan looking on.
After a while, we both started to calm down and sat in the patio dining set while Ethan and my sister joined us.
"Mommy, we're here to talk about..." I started.
"I know." She answered before I even mentioned my stepfather. Fresh tears started to brim her eyes then. "I know, Daisy. I kno
