Spectacle Couple

Kael

The next day, when I descended to the lower floor, my mother and Maira were waiting for me, both seemed ready to go out, and I was puzzled by the development.

"Can I know where you two intend to go, or is it a secret?" I asked, smiling.

It was gratifying to see my mother so well, regardless of anything else. Maira was staying at our house and seemed like a centered woman, willing to build bonds with her biological mother, which was reassuring given the situation.

I knew that in cases of adoption, some people developed anger and even hatred for their biological parents, but this was a completely different situation. My mother hadn't chosen not to raise her children, nor had she felt compelled to give them up for adoption. Still, she could have developed trauma from being deprived of the truth for so many years.

"We're going to meet Ryan," Mom explained. "I want to hug my son after so long of living with him without knowing he was one of my lost babies."

"I'm here," Ryan said, ente