Tangled
Chapter 162
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162 Ava: Mom (II)
As we enter the hospital, the sterile scent of disinfectant and the hushed whispers of staff and visitors envelop us. Selene, ever attuned to my emotions, presses against my leg, offering her silent support. I reac
A few steps in, a security guard takes notice of Selene and frowns. "I'm sorry, but dogs aren't allowed inside the hospital premises."
Vanessa steps forward, her voice calm and authoritative. "This is a service dog. She's with us."
The guard glances at me, then at our bodyguards-
dressed in suits, with sunglasses, and essentially a walking cliche. His expression turns guarded and he waves us on. "Of course, my apologies. Please go ahead."
Relieved, I glance down at Selene, only to find her prancing alongside me, head high. Hey, you know service dogs aren't supposed to strut like show dogs, right?
She huffs, but stops her front-leg flicking prance.
Vanessa seems to know where to go as she navigates the maze of
corridors and several random sets of elevators.
With each step, the knot in my stomach tightens, anticipation and dread intertwined. Grateful for Vanessa's presence, I follow behind, digging my fingers into Selene's fur for comfort. Remember, she can't do anything to you, Selene whispers in my head.
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The door to my mother's room is as mundane as any other. Brown. Silver handle. A note on the door asking to contact the nurse
before drawing labs.
Nothing that says a terrible person resides within and to beware of your heart.
My hand hovers over the handle as my heart beats loudly in my ears. Vanessa places a reassuring hand on my shoulder.
"Remember, Ava," she murmurs into my ear, "you are in control now. Your mother's power over you exists only in the past. You are stronger than you know."
Inod without glancing at her, closing my eyes and drawing in a deep, slow breath..
lungs hurt and ache from the amount of oxygen I take in and I hold it for ten seconds before letting it go in a soft
I can do this.
Selene and Vanessa, I
and a faint hiss coming from somewhere
pale and drawn. The sight of her, so vulnerable and
as warm as a summer lake or as frigid as a
she's
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echoing in the stillness. Selene follows close behind, her presence a constant comfort. I reach out
lifeless
I whisper, my voice cracking with emotion.
recognition. I swallow hard, fighting
I hate her.
I hate this woman.
I love her with the fierceness of
this hurts, and I wonder if it would hurt this much. had I been informed
for her life from the wolfsbane, was so
okay, Ava. It's
breath, steadying myself as I pull a chair up to the side of my mother's hospital bed. Plastic scrapes against the linoleum floor, harsh in the stillness of the room. Settling into it, I clasp
how
follow me, tracking my movements with an unsettling intensity. Despite the dullness in her gaze, there's a flicker of something there-a
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fierce woman I once
barely above a whisper. The question hangs in
at me, her expression unreadable. Then, slowly, she lifts a hand from the bed, the movement
emaciated hand reaches out towards my
A
to pull away from her touch, but another part-the part that still yearns for a mother's
Her fingers draw closer.
this it? Is this the moment
and a desperate, aching need for acceptance. For a single, shining moment, I allow myself
left in the past, and in the
into the touch, my eyes fluttering closed. But then, in a sudden, jarring
but the impact is no less
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