“Eleanor?”
“You can leave me alone in the room now, mom.”
My mom tilt her head and I saw her features soften. Hands around me, she brought me into a tight embrace before kissing the top of my head, as I whisper, “I love you.”
Hearing my own words out loud, and not just in my mind felt unfamiliar and new, like the first day of summer. Of course, I only have my mom to thank for tirelessly workin...
