Summer’s P.O.V. “Welcome home, honey.” Elisa approached me with a wide smile dancing on her lips, her hands spread widely in the air as soon as I walked out of the car. For some unknown reason, I felt tears in my eyes, and like a lost puppy, I ran to her. Tears were falling down without any restrictions. This sudden urge to find solace in her embrace was something that I never felt before, not even with my mother. Her smile immediately converted into concern when she embraced me. Like an abandoned child, I started crying into her embrace. “Hey… everything will be okay, honey… don’t worry too much.” She comforted me while stroking my back gently. I never got this kind of comfort from my mother. This felt weird but warmed my heart at the same time. “Get a grip on your emotions, honey.

