A Mother's Return

"Who are you? How did you know my name?" Hillary asked, swiftly getting up from where she was seated, engulfed by fear and worries. She expected to get a response from Natalia, but she didn't. Instead, Natalia's eyes were fixed on her, looking at her intently as if trying to scrutinize her to get answers to some unanswered questions running through her mind.

"Am I dreaming? Is it that I am mistaken? Am I just reading too much meaning to the birth mark? Maybe she has the same birth mark as hers? She can't be her. I was told she died in that fire 15 years ago. But if they have the same birth mark, could they also have the same name too?" Natalia thought over and over in head, while shaking it, trying to make herself believe that she was mistaken but at the same time, she had the fear that the reality she didn't want to accept was standing right in front of her. Her gaze was still fixed on Hillary, with contradicting thoughts running through her mind, which made Hillary uncomfortable.

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