Ava POV
It was a different feeling as I belonged… Oddly enough, she embraced me, while I stood there, my emotions in turmoil. Having her in front of me, an older version of myself, holding me for dear life, only made me feel the abandonment deeper.
I grew up alone, and neglected, from foster home to foster home, until I ended up in the foster home I met Roger. That was the first time I had a familial bond with anyone, and that´s why I treasure him as my only family. He earned that spot, gave everything for me, did so many things for me, to keep me safe… he did not always succeed, but he tried, and that´s why I have the most pure and everlasting love for my brother.
A throat cleared next to me… “Honey, you are smothering her…” the baritone voice of the man standing beside my mother br
