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CHAPTER 541
"How I have longed for this moment, daughter."
"Me too, mother, me too."
She tightened the hug some more, loving all the feeling she got. Her mind trailed back to those days when she had just given birth to Astrid and how cute her daughter was.
"I am sorry. I was never there for you/. Not when you first sat down, took your first walk, or said your first word. I wasn't there to teach you of your roots and helped you out when you became a lady."
"It is okay mama. You may not have been there physically but I never felt alone. The love you had with Aunt Nerissa was transmitted through her and she loved me as though you were the one."
"God bless her soul for me. She kept my baby as promised. Oh, Astrid. My love."
"Do not cry again, mother. If you want, I can recall all my past memories for you to witness. Hahaha, that way you would not miss any of this."