Divorce Over a Bow on a Coat Chapter 17

Divorce Over a Bow on a Coat Chapter 17

For two days, I couldn’t even be near her.

The moment I saw her, the memory of that day would rise up, and a heavy weight would settle on my chest.

So I deliberately scolded her, deliberately found fault with everything she did.

I wanted her to hate me. Maybe then it would be easier for me to walk away.

But she didn’t avoid me.

The day before her birthday, she shyly handedea

drawing.

It was a picture of me. In her eyes, I was an angel.

She told me, “Mom is Sophia’s angel. Thank you, Mom, for bringing me into this world.”

I held her and sobbed, telling her I wasn’t an angel.

In that moment, I felt like no one in this world truly loved

Sophia reached up a small hand and wiped my tears.

away.

She wrapped her arms around me as best she could.

She said, “Mom, that’s not true. Sophia will always love

you.”

That one sentence shattered the last of my defenses.

I haven’t fully healed yet.

But I want to try to be her mother again.

And I want to try to love her again.