Rushing to meet her fiancé's rich parents, the girl stood up for an elderly woman on the bus. When she entered the restaurant, she was surprised by an unpleasant surprise from her future mother-in-law.
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Sophie was walking home in tears, her body soaked from the rain. The beautiful dress she wore for the solemn occasion stuck to her body. Her hair hung in dull strands along her face. Without even considering seeking shelter from the rain, Sophie thought it was better this way. The rain disguised her tears streaming down her cheeks, making them indistinguishable from raindrops.
Ron... How could he? The man whom Sophie had always considered the bravest, most reliable, and loving, was now hiding behind the back of his silent father while his mother was not sparing with her words this evening.
Absorbed in her unhappy thoughts, Sophie did not notice how she reached home. That's what stress does to people. The girl didn't notice how she had covered about 5 kilometers.
Sophie stopped. She couldn't go home in this state. Her mother would start asking questions, worrying, and becoming anxious. It could even be dangerous.
Helen had a weak heart, and her condition had worsened with age, especially recently. Sophie needed to avoid causing unnecessary worries. So, she decided to go to the mall nearby, dry off a bit, have a cup of coffee at the food court, recover, and then put on one of her complacent smiles before showing to her mother.
Taking care of her mother had become second nature to Sophie since she was a child. Sophie had witnessed her heart attacks many times before. Sometimes Helen had even been hospitalized. They had no relatives to look after the little girl and as a result, the young Sophie was often left under the care of neighbors for several days or even weeks.
Once, Sophie overheard a conversation between her mother and her friend and found out that she had been forbidden from having children at all. Then the girl, of course, asked her mother questions, and at first, Helen denied everything, but eventually, she confessed.
"Yes, they warned me," her mother said. "But their predictions turned out to be wrong. They didn't believe I could carry you at all. They predicted I'd be dead by midterm. But then I thought, why should I live if I can't have you? You were already with me, living in my heart. How could I get rid of you? No, it was the truest decision of my life."
Sometimes Sophie felt guilty, believing that it was her fault that her mother had such health problems. But Helen, noticing this, always got angry with her.
"Don't even think such a thing! I always wanted to have a daughter like you, and I'm happy that I defied all predictions! And I was right, by the way. Yes, I have a heart condition. But who can guarantee it wouldn't have happened even without giving birth? I've had it since I was a child. At first, the doctors said I wouldn't survive pregnancy, then they said I wouldn't survive childbirth. Later, they assured me that you would end up in an orphanage at the age of two or three. And what do we have now?"