“I dreamed of seeing you in white.”
“A mother’s love never leaves,” Maya continued. “Even when life, pain, and other people pull her away from her children.”
The room went quiet.
“There are things children can’t understand. Sometimes a mother is kept from her children.”
Adele stepped forward. “Actually, Mom, before you finish, I have something for you.”
Penelope and Lucille brought out the white box tied with satin ribbon.
Maya blinked, then smiled wider. “For me?”
