I watched, smiling, as Sephy and Callie drew each other into a hug. For the first time in many, many years they seemed to be patching things up in their relationship; things finally seemed to be going right. I couldn't resist joining in the hug. I'd watched them through it all, through Sephy's relationships, all of which were painful but necessary; and when Callie had done the unthinkable. She had done what I had done, and made the stupid mistake of trusting Jude.
Even now, so many long years later, I could not bear to watch Jude. It would stir up too many old feelings: resentment, anger, jealousy…the list was never-ending. He had lied, cheated and deceived everybody, even Mum. Still she suffered, because without me or Jude, she was completely alone. Even while Sephy lived there, Mum had been alone. It had just been another way to cover it all up.
But now the world had been set to rights. My daughter and my…Sephy, were one unit again. A mother and a daughter, ready to take on the world and win. As I drew back from the hug, I yawned. Tired. I had waited a long time to be allowed through, and now it truly was time to go. The right time.
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A.N. Short, I know. :S