Chapter 4The Choice
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One Sunday, Sarah took me to the old stone chapel on the hill to light candles for good luck on my upcoming exams.
The chapel was busy. A memorial service was finishing up.
I stepped out into the courtyard to wait for Sarah. The wind was rustling the autumn leaves of a massive oak tree.
That’s when she grabbed me.
My biological mother. She looked terrible—hair graying, eyes wild.
"Have you seen her?" she begged, gripping my arm. "Have you seen my Lily?"
Time stopped. Five years. She looked destroyed.
I gently removed her hand. My voice was steady. "No. I haven't."
She collapsed onto the pavement, sobbing. "Has anyone seen my daughter..."
I watched her for a moment. The memorial service was for me. It was the fifth anniversary of my death.
I felt nothing. No hate. No love. Just a quiet emptiness.
Her daughter died in that warehouse. She chose Maya. This was the result.