Luna lifted her leg, wanting to go over, but she felt a little overwhelmed. She stood at the door, staring at Susan unblinking.
George and Oliver went over as well.
George could still suppress his raging emotions, except his eyes were already rimmed red.
"Dad, Mom, let's go in," Anna said with a smile. "Rosie and I have been waiting for you guys."
"Rosie, yes, your elder sister." Luna's gaze was still trained on Susan as she went along with what her youngest daughter said. She probably had no idea of what was coming out of her mouth.
Susan felt a range of emotions looking at the family by the door. She could totally see how they were anticipating to see and reunite with her.
Looking at how they wanted to come closer to her yet remained a little worried, Susan took a glance at Jacob only to be replied with a gentle gaze.
Her heart felt at ease instantly.
She told the Wrights softly, "Come in. Come have a seat."
Luna's tears fell like a broken string of pearls then. Those were her daughter's first words to her. She thought that she was never going to forget them as long as she lived.
"Alright, you cry when we can’t find our daughter, and you're crying now that we've found her too? Let's go in first lest our daughter laughs at us.” George tugged Luna along with a forced smile.
Luna wiped her tears, revealing a smile. "Yes, I've cried enough in these twenty-five years. From today onward, there's nothing more to cry about."
They went into the house and got seated.
Although she said that she was not going to cry anymore, Luna could not control her tears once she sat down beside Susan.
"Mom, stop crying. She's going to get a scare from it." Anna held her mother’s hand.
"I'm not, I’m not," Luna said, but she could not stop her tears.
Helpless, Susan passed her a clean handkerchief.
Looking at the offered handkerchief, Luna's eyes turned even redder. She looked at Susan before suddenly yet cautiously hugging her.
Susan stiffened momentarily.
"Rosie, oh Rosie.” Luna sobbed softly while hugging Susan, like she was pouring her twenty plus years of longing and waiting, of searching and pain, all into her sobs. She shook inconsolably.
Hesitant, Susan softly wrapped her arms around Luna.
The latter jolted, happiness fleeted in her eyes. Luna knew that her Rosie was comforting her.
It had been so many years. Never in her dreams did she dream that there would be a day like this. The heavens were kind to her.
Luna took about half an hour to turn her waterwork off after everyone else chipped in their comforting words. She then held Susan’s hand and asked about the years that she had been through.
Not knowing what to say, Jacob spoke about some events on Susan's behalf.
Hearing how hard life had been for the siblings, Luna's waterworks threatened to spill again. She clutched Susan’s hand and repeated her apologies.
Back then, it was all because she was incapable of protecting Susan that she was abducted and went through so much hardship. Now that they were reunited, Luna was unwilling to let go of Susan's hand that she clung on. 2
During dinner, Luna sat beside Susan as well, staring a t her in a daze all the while. Whatever dish Susan gave a brief glance to, Luna would scoop said dish to her. If Susan had not been uneasy with it, Luna would’ve loved to feed her personally.
The mother’s love that had been late for twenty-five years came like a tidal wave...
While Susan was flustered from it, she felt a hint of
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