Arianna
“You are so beautiful,” My mother says to me. Her green eyes sparkle with tears.
“Oh, Mom,” I fall back into her arms to cry against her warm chest.
“Don’t cry, my darling,” she rubs my back.
I sniffle and pull away from her. She is not what I was expecting. She is standing outside completely alone and able to stand and speak. “You aren’t what I expected.”
“You were expecting someone who couldn’t walk and talk, right?” She asks with mild sarcasm.
“Yeah,” I say while looking down.
“Come, we have a lot to talk about,” she clasps my hand and pulls me towards the cottage.
The inside was nothing like I expected. It is full of flowers and plants, making it feel like a rainforest. I see a couple of little birds hopping among the plants. There are also lots of paintings. Most are o
