Maman // A Short Story
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Ava Godfrey has never know what it is to have a mother. She imagines that it's comfort after storms and protection from your own darkness. And her aunt, Elise, is the closest she's ever had.
Elise Beaulieu knows what it is to have a daughter. She's felt the burning fury of having a child in danger and the all-consuming love. And her niece, Ava, is undoubtedly a daughter to her.
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A (very) short story to celebrate mothers found atypically.
Spinoff of my novel-length story (not on Wattpad, yet).
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