I looked at the woman standing there. I could have sworn it was my mother, but then again, she could not be, she looked so different, so happy, young and vibrant. She smiled and it warmed my heart. I wanted to get up and fall in her arms, but my memories held me back. I never knew this woman, this side of her. I looked at my father as he looked at her, love in his eyes.
“This is your mother, a long time ago, the woman I fell in love with, the mother you had when you were really young. I do believe the council changed her, for the worst. And I am so sorry for that, I am sorry they took her away from you, leaving behind an empty shell of the person she once was. I hope by giving her to you this way, you will someday grow to love her again, because I do believe, despite everything, deep dow
