A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 35

Matilda jerked awake from a nightmare in the middle of the night, her breath ragged and her heart racing.

Logan, ever the thoughtful son, fetched her some medicine with the same care and concern that belied his young age. He might not have understood the complex words on the pill bottle, but he knew these were the magic beans that would soothe his mom’s troubled mind.

Her hands trembling, Matilda took the pill from him.

Logan, attuned to her needs, hopped out of bed to pour her a glass of water.

With the pill swallowed down with the tepid water, she caressed Logan’s head, her touch gentle. and loving.

The little guy seemed to bask i

the reliance his mother placed on him, cuddling up to her. “Momma, don’t be scared. I’m here, and so is Uncle.”

The hand resting atop his head quivered, and Matilda’s eyes glistened with unshed tears. “Logan, I’ll always be here for you, too.”

time she met Yvan, the rebellious heartthrob on campus, wearing his school uniform

was striking, his eyes sparkling like diamonds when he laughed–free from the shadows of deep thoughts, the complexities of life, as clear and transparent as a mountain spring, brimming

the reflection of those memories in Logan’s

voice, “did Daddy… did something happen again between

on Matilda. She hated that Logan, at his tender age, was burdened with such adult worries. It was

on the truth. “Your daddy wants to take you back to live

her answer, giving her a comforting smile. “I guess you said

forced a smile though her heart was heavy. “Yeah… Your dad offered us

come through that

not a

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notification, she stared at the screen, tears spilling down her

of it was reduced to an insult by Yvan with