Chapter 3: Mama...

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Prince grabs a picture of Princeton's mother stashed away in a drawer. He slowly hands it to Princeton. "This is her..." (picture above)

Princeton stares at the picture in awe. "That's her? That's my mother???" Prince nods as he wipes his tears away. "Yeah.."

Princeton had so many thoughts running through his mind.. Where was his mom his whole life? Why wasn't she there? Did she not love him?

Princeton starts to tear up too. "Why did she leave us? Didn't she want me?"

He looks up at his father, then back at the picture, then at his father once more.

"She did.. She just... She said she wasn't ready for a child yet. So I told her I just couldn't raise you on my own. But she didn't care.. She left.."

Prince stared at the picture while tears rolled down his face. Princeton sat down beside him and rubbed his back.

He read the name on the bottom of the picture. Mayte.. "Her name is Mayte?" Prince nods. "She's so pretty..." Princeton admires the picture of his mother.

Prince stares at the picture of him and her on the wall. "Mayte.."

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