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Chapter 47

     When an unexpected knock wakes up Ysha on the balcony, she rubs her eyes and stretches her body, and walks to the door. "Wait a minute, who is it? And what time is it?" Her voice command phone replied and "It was 1 a.m. in the morning" "What 1 a.m.? Who would knock at the door this time?" She mumbled to herself.

    The door stops making noise when she opens the door, and someone immediately hugs her. "Hello mother, I miss you." Ysha was about to remove herself from the hug but when someone speaks, she just stops struggling and smell him. It was a man, it was Anton. When Anton and George left, Anton bring George into the bar and made him drunk until he suddenly told him everything.

    After hearing about George's secret, Anton immediately runs into Ysha's room, knocks on her door, and hugs her. Ysha smiled and hug him back, "Hi Anton, it's nice meeting you again. But how did you know I was here?" Anton wipes his tears and said, "George told me, I made him drunk." Ysha scoff and said, "What! Well, I should have told George not to drink if he will just spill my secret but did you tell this to anyone else?" Anton shakes his head and said, "No, I haven't, and George also told me not to tell this to anyone so, I won't." Ysha smiled and said, "Thank you."

     She sits down on the bed with the stick in her hand and Anton closes the door and asks her, "What happened to you mom? Why are you suddenly like that?" Ysha sighed and said, "It was my punishment with the gods, I knew you met them as they told me about your testimonies. They gave me another chance to live and by that, another chance for a normal life. Now, I am not as invincible as before and I like it." Anton sits beside her mother and put his head on her shoulder, "How did you know it was me, mom?" Anton asks randomly. Ysha smiled and said, "I just know, because you are my son." Then they fall asleep.

     In the morning, Ysha woke up early and pack her things, Anton was still asleep so she carefully put her things in the bag, but accidentally she bumps her head in the closet and Anton woke up in surprise, "What happened? Mom?" He looks at where Ysha is standing and saw her hand in her head and hit herself in the closet. He stands up and hugs her, "Are you alright, mother?" Ysha felt silent and burst into tears, that question is what she wanted to hear for a long time. 

     She sits down on the floor, blind, vulnerable, and alone for a long time and she forgot she was not okay. "No, son, I am not but, I have to because this is what a normal person would feel in her lifetime and that is alright." She looks at Anton and said, "Son, please I begged you, don't tell anyone that you saw me in here. Please, I am begging you." Anton sighed and said, "Alright mother, but please contact me if you needed my help. I don't want you to suffer alone, you are there for me when I am at my worst and I would like to return the favor." Ysha put her forehead on her son's chest and said, "Alright, I will." Anton wipes her tears and helps her pack her things.

     In the airport, Anton insisted to drive his mother to the airport, Ysha decline at first but because Anton wants to serve his mother Ysha agreed. "Well son, this is goodbye for now. I'll write you a letter that way no one would know about me. Also, tell Theodore my appreciation that led me here. He somehow found me again." Anton was just silent but he is smiling and crying, Ysha felt it and wipe the tears from his eyes. 

    "Don't worry son, I will be alright, and this is what I wanted so let me." Anton nodded and hug her mother for the last time, "Alright, at least I have the time to see you and know that I am your son and I am also very proud that youare my mother." Ysha smiled and gently push Anton, she walks onto the crosswalk and waved goodbye to Anton; Anton left and drive away before he cannot control himself and stopped his mother. Ysha sighed and wait for the light to change. 

    Again, walking around with many people brought her back to New York, the busy people, the noise of the traffic, everything. Then, somehow it feels like everything slows down until Ysha bump into someone again. "Oh shoot, I am sorry miss. I didn't see you..." Ysha falls to the ground and stands up on her own to look at the English man. The man also notices her and it feels like they are alone in the street. 

     The smell of the man, made Ysha know who the man is and the man who was looking at her was also surprised by what he saw. He then, remembers that the lady who was walking in the rain and the card that he picks up is her, "It's you. I... You... are... back. Ysha..." It was Arthur. He tried to give the card back because she might need it but without realizing it was Ysha all along. Ysha's tears fall into her eyes, she smiled at him and suddenly she kisses Arthur on the lips and Arthur kisses her back.

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