Alex looked away, flushing involuntarily at his wink. She fixed her concentration on the corner of a desk so she didn't have to look Jack in the eyes as she spoke.
"I woke up in hospital. My little girl was there, waiting for me. I was so happy for this all to be over, to be home again." Her lips had curved into a fond smile, one that faded as she continued to tell her story. "And that's when... I started to hear them. Calling to me, asking me for help, telling me to come back. I dreamt about them, every night. And I sent Molly away, because I couldn't bear to look at her, knowing that not every bit of me wanted to be back with her."
She pressed her lips together, trying to reign in the longing and ache that overtook her heart. "What kind of mother does that, Jack? It was like I had forgotten what it felt like to be real. And just when I thought my world was crumbling again, I woke up here. I came back."
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"I woke up in hospital. My little girl was there, waiting for me. I was so happy for this all to be over, to be home again." Her lips had curved into a fond smile, one that faded as she continued to tell her story. "And that's when... I started to hear them. Calling to me, asking me for help, telling me to come back. I dreamt about them, every night. And I sent Molly away, because I couldn't bear to look at her, knowing that not every bit of me wanted to be back with her."
She pressed her lips together, trying to reign in the longing and ache that overtook her heart. "What kind of mother does that, Jack? It was like I had forgotten what it felt like to be real. And just when I thought my world was crumbling again, I woke up here. I came back."