Chapter 6
Forever and Always
Little Heart knows now that goodbyes are temporary. Mommy's love is a constant, like the sun. Even if life brings tough times, love always finds a way to bring people back together, safe and sound, forever.
The sunshine felt a little different today. It was still warm, and it still painted stripes across my bedroom floor, but it didn’t feel quite as bright as it used to. It was like when Mommy makes a special cake, but forgets the sprinkles. It’s still good, but you know it could be even better. My tummy felt a little fluttery, like a butterfly doing somersaults inside, and it wasn’t the happy kind of somersaults. It was the worried kind.
I walked to the window, my little slippers making soft scuffing sounds on the rug. Mommy had left yesterday, and even though she’d hugged me so tight I thought my ribs might pop, and whispered all her secrets about how much she loved me, the quiet in the house was still so loud. It was a quiet that echoed with “where is Mommy?” and “when will she be back?” My favorite teddy bear, Barnaby, sat on my pillow, his button eyes staring blankly ahead. He missed Mommy too, I just knew it.
I traced the patterns on the windowpane with my finger. Outside, the big oak tree swayed its branches, like it was waving goodbye to someone. I imagined Mommy’s car driving away, getting smaller and smaller until it was just a tiny speck, and then disappearing altogether. A little tear tickled its way down my cheek. It wasn’t a loud crying tear, just a quiet, sad one.
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