he sky opened up, releasing torrents of rain unto the ground. The trees swayed with the heavy winds and some

caped into their homes to shield themselves from the angry burst of the weather. But it w

the house, a small room. Two women stood inside the dimly lit room, both of them sharing

ead buried in between Natalie's legs, "I can see

squeezing harshly as she forced her back awa

falling rapidly, cold sweat rolling down her forehead, L

, shaking her head from

n her legs, "You have to, Natalie!

, pushing away the soaked strands of hair

nto her mouth for her to bite on. Natalie sucked in a sha

ering and crackling with so much force that the

spitting out the rag from her mouth and falling against the plush mattress

her heart swelling with joy as she watche

nay girl in her arms. She stopped beside Natal

beautif

a seating position. Andrea gently placed the baby in her mother

bing her thumb against her child's cheek, "Sh

her, shushing her with her lips. Lyanna an

thrown at her and yet, she had to suffer for it. Andrea m

eyes flickering to the mother and child.

ave to do th

ntly dropping. Natalie slowly lifted her h

e angel in her arms, "For my child's su

ook and then passed the child to Lyanna

a paper

t y

le sighed, walking away towards the corner of the

her a disapproving stare, "We have t

ening with each movement, "La

s were smooth and curled. Her signature handwriting that people alw

life," Andrea clutched it in her palms and squ

nodded, her watery gaze falling on the child tha

hile Andrea moved to clean up and stitch Natalie, Lyanna

o match. Lyanna walked over to her, child in arms and Andrea sighed,

having understood, nodded once and looked away, towards the window. Andre

disappointment and too

told her softly and sh

mean that nobody was going to be on the streets. It was the perfect opportunity. With a heav

e and the rain slapping at her. The poor child kept crying in he

they'd snuck in a few times to watch the glamorous family.

leading to the grand doors. Luckily, the area was dry and protected f

ly, her voice trembling as she spo

f the door. The child wailed even more, stretching her tiny

the card that Natalie had previously

g to fingers to her lips and pl

sa

r and she released a very loud wail, causing the sky to echo with her. A

d forward and sped into the stre