Trapped In The Past: 3 Banished

Holding Esmeray's face between her hands, caressing her chubby cheeks her mother whimpered. “Don’t ever doubt my girl, I have loved you like my own and I always will."

“We don’t abandon the people we love mother.” Esmeray whispered back, pain flared in her eyes.

“And we don’t bring chaos on our families Esmeray. We don’t put our families in danger.” The moment the words left her lips Esmeray knew that she regretted them, Esmeray could see it in her mother's eyes but the damage was done.

The echo.

The emphasis.

The ache. Her mother's words left in the air were heavy.

Esmeray's breaths were shaky as she stepped away from her mother’s touch. Eyes tearing up, her mother shook her head frantically, trying to reach out to Esmeray but Esmeray stumbled back... The damage was already done.

Mustering up her most determined expression a twelve years old could, swallowing constantly to keep the lump in her throat at bay Esmeray gazed at the oval portal that had a white fire burning around