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.”

she met Yvan, the rebellious heartthrob on campus, wearing his school uniform like a badge of defiance, loose and carefree. The whistle he blew upon seeing her had been playful and full

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,

in the reflection of those memories in Logan’s eyes,

Logan asked in a soft voice, “did Daddy… did something happen

son’s precocious sensitivity weighed heavily on Matilda. She hated that Logan, at his tender age, was burdened with such adult worries. It was cruelty he shouldn’t

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

seem surprised by her answer, giving her a comforting smile.

“Yeah…

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Chapter 35

Matilda saw the notification, she stared at the screen, tears spilling

lost love, her shattered life, and her precious son–all of it was reduced to an insult by Yvan with five