"𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬" (𝐖𝐌𝐌𝐏)

"Chapter Twenty-five"

Third person view:

Athanasia stared at the woman in front of her with awe struck while the woman stared at her with a warm and genuine smile.

“Who are you?” Athanasia ask.

“……….”

The woman didn’t response and start walking to her direction, her expression remains and not breaking an eye contact on the platinum blonde princess. Athanasia didn’t move an inch and just froze to where she was standing at still not breaking an eye contact to those beautiful ruby orbs staring at her with warm an affection.

“huh?....”

“my precious daughter, Athanasia… I’m so glad I have finally meet you again” the woman burst into tears while hugging athanasia tightly, while Athansia was dumfounded still processing on what’s happening and who is the woman who hug her, why is she crying? And how does she know her name.

“umm… miss who are you?” she asks nervously.

The woman then broke the hug and look at her in the eyes, she was smiling a very warm and genuine smile plastered on her face caressing Athanasia’s cheek gently while tears still flowing on her eyes, Athanasia could feel the warmness of those eyes held, the gentle and soft palms brushing against her cheek.

“Athanasia my daughter, you’ve grown so big and an independent, wise, and strong young lady… you look just like your father, my beautiful daughter I’ve finally meet you” she said in a low tone sweet and gentle voice her hands cupping athanasia’s face and plastered a soft kiss on her forehead.

Athanasia stared at her in disbelief, her heart flutter with a warm feeling swirling inside her chest. This, this was the feeling she have been carving for in her entire life, she didn’t know how to react, she felt so safe, happy and relief in the woman’s arms that she didn’t realize tears was falling in her eyes as she wraps her arms around the woman’s waist.

“M-mom?...” stumbling in her words feeling the aches in her throat tears still falling in her blue jewel orbs, the word scape in her mouth with a hint of hope hoping that her thoughts are true. ‘are you really my mother?’

“my sweet athanasia I’ve miss you so so much… their, their mother’s here everything is fine now” the woman said wiping athanasia’s wet cheeks and kissing it. ‘mom, its mom…’ athanasia thought happily leaning in the warmth her mother gives her.

They stayed there for a minute that seems like enternity, after Athanasia calm down they both look at each other with warm and affection bursting into a sweet giggle. The woman then leads her to the shore as they walk in the sand feeling the sea water splashing under their feet, bathing in the warm sunlight and the relaxing atmosphere.

“So, your diana, right?... lily have told me a lot about you, she said you dance like a fairy and had a beauty like a goddess” Athanasia stated breaking the comfortable silence with a cherry voice.

“*giggles* My~ that’s so sweet, I have been eager to see you after I’ll depart from my journey” she said looking at athanasia with a smile but held a hint of sadness.

“D-depart? Why? Why don’t you stay? Do you not like staying with me and lily?” athanasia ask with a hint of fear and sadness knowing that her mother that she finally meets will depart on a journey not knowing where it is or knowing when would she come back.

“Athanasia, right now I’m nothing but just a fragment of my soul who didn’t leave this place yet cause I was worried about you and your father… I didn’t want to leave you too” Diana stated leaning her forehead against her.