Chapter 25 The Lonely Heart

• After the sumptuous breakfast, that left me feeling both full and nostalgic, I decided to spend the day with my Mum. It was a rare opportunity to be with her, and I had an ulterior motive. Jake had mentioned something about my mum that had been gnawing at me. He implied my mum might be dealing with some health issues, but I hadn't seen any signs of OCD like Jake suggested, in my mother. Still, I was concerned. I needed to find out if there was any truth to his words without directly asking my mother about it.
• Mum and I had always had this close relationship between us, it was more like best friends than a mother and her daughter. We could talk about just anything about each other. But today, I can sense a sign of heaviness in my mother's demeanor. Something that screamed stressed and concerned put together. It was like my mother was beating a burden that was too much to express.
• My mother had been through a lot, since my father's death, and my unfortunate accident. And one being her recent heartbreak, which I can tell she hadn't gotten over with, yet. The man she was beginning to fall in love with was relocated by his family, leaving my mother to deal with pieces of her broken heart. It was the only thing I could tell that might be troubling my mum. And of course, an out me too. My mother would always worry over the hills about me. And no matter how I tried telling her to worry less about me, my mum would never hear.