209 First sight

"I will take you to visit your daughter", said a nurse roughly.

I was very still. This is the moment I finally get to see the flesh of my flesh, the blood of my blood. I can't say anything. I'm afraid that I will cry if I say something out loud. She would be thinking what kind of a mother I was?

"Thanks", I said. I was alone my best friend and her wife left for home. I insisted that they should go. They don't have to stay back. I was alright. I was capable of looking after myself. I could ask for assistance if I needed anything.

I slowly moved. She was efficient. I had doubted that her skills must match her personality but that wasn't the case. She had no time for nonsense. I slowly placed myself in the wheelchair with her help. I could feel the tear on my stomach. It was making a loud announcement each time we took a turn. But I didn't make a sound or made a complaint. I was afraid that she might take me back. When I was finally there I could hear the cries from everywhere.

"Sister