267 A soothing Relief

Becca.

I wanted my parent's forgiveness but even though I have suffered and gone through a lot in the past seven years since I left home, a part of me feels so guilty, as if I’m getting their forgiveness too easily.

“Of course we forgave you a long time ago. We are here because it is your forgiveness we need. As parents who should know better, we should have handled it better. We should never have threatened to disown you when we did not mean it.” My mother’s voice recalled me back to the present as she accepted their roles in the play of things quietly in tears and I could hear the sniffles my father could not hide.

Wrapping my arms more tightly around them, I felt the frailness of their bodies and I felt a wrenching pain in my heart. And it was in this position my friend and kids walked in, having forgotten to lock the door after the surprise I got from my parents.

To my greatest surprise, I was immensely shocked when my kids immediately looked at my parents and then ran to them in