I Am The Luna

Chapter 0502

Did she just tell me to shut up and called me an idiot all in the same sentence?

I'm offended

I turn as the door shuts behind her, and I laugh in disbelief. Really?

I close the door to Mom's room, trying not to fall apart. This was supposed to be a special day, one that promises a future together, but right now it feels like tasting a fleeting dream that they both know will never be

The moment she started coughing up blood, I feel that is when it truly hit me that she's not going to get better. I'm losing her... I'm fucking losing her. She has been there for me from the start, never ever treating me differently from Linette, although we are not blood-related. She is my mother.

She always said she wished to see me settle down, scolding me for taking forever to choose a partner, and saying she wanted to see her grandchildren. I wonder what she thinks of Adriana? What would she have thought? For a fleeting moment, I wish I could introduce her, but what's the point? We aren't together.

1 walk through the halls that now feel extremely big, yet I feel closed in, tugging open a few buttons of my shirt. I feel suffocated

Stepping out into the back garden, I head down the winding path lined with large fountains and rose beds, a garden mom was proud of. I close my eyes, thinking her memories will remain in every part of this place.

up for Linette. We're all going to feel Mom's absence. Death is inevitable, but when it hits one. of the ones you love, that's when you really feel it. I guess it's all part

at the edge of one of the many fountains and look at the grass that sways in the breeze. The world carries on even when someone's

I sigh, hanging my head back as I stare at the star-filled night sky. That's one of the beauties of having a pack high up

"Beautiful view."

and my eyes fall on the woman who had rendered me

body.

to go blank as I stare at her. She's not wearing that dress anymore, shame really. I'm flipping ruined. She's an entire vibe and just the sight of her is

Surprisingly she sits down beside me, even though she leaves a considerable gap

know how it feels when a loved one is sick.

as I

stay, but what right do I have to ask that of her? She turns away and I almost reach out to her, trying not to

"Adriana!"

I quickly drop

not deaf," she points out, making me internally kick myself

checking in. You didn't need to,

off your high horse. I'm not doing you any favour. I'd have asked anyone in your position the same," she replies callously before she