A Promise Beyond Life [Part -2]
Still kneeling before her mother's cold body, Clara slowly lowered her forehead until it touched the cold wooden floor.
"I'm sorry..."
"...I'm so... so.... sorry..."
"...for being such a worthless daughter..."
Her voice cracked with every word.
For many years...
She had convinced herself that her mother no longer cared.
She had resented her silence.
Resented her empty gaze.
Resented the woman who seemed to have abandoned her family.
Yet now...
She finally knew the truth.
Her mother had never abandoned them.
She had been trapped.
Unable to speak.
Unable to move.
Unable to even comfort her own children.
A wave of guilt crashed into Clara's heart.
Tears fell endlessly onto the floor.
"I'm sorry..."
"I should've realized..."
"I should've noticed..."
"I kept blaming you..."
"I was the one who failed you..."
As memories surfaced one after another, Clara remembered her mother's gentle smile from years ago...
