After Isabelle had said her last words, a thick blanket of silence had surrounded them. They all had quietened down. Her last words on the topic had made an impact on them.
"That's was.." Alexis began to talk but thought of a better word and cleared her throat.
"..intense.." Nikita completed.
"Intense was what I felt when my children were talking about punishing me." Isabelle sighed and commented. "I felt like dying at the moment. I had failed as a mother." She cried. For the first time, Isabelle did not hold back. She cried to her heart's content.
"I am their mother, I should have known. I should have noticed a change in their behaviour but I did no such thing."
"Isabelle.." Alexis said trying to calm her down but instead of letting Alexis speak, Isabelle had started to shake her head no.