Stevie stared at the school clock

Stevie stared at the school clock. She was worried. Ever since her father, Michael, had died, she knew this day would come. The day when she would have to face up and meet the mother she had been stolen from at age seven. The mother she barely remembered most days and vividly others. She turned around to receive a supportive smile from her brother, Stephen. The bell rang and she sprang up. She left the room and ran towards the school lobby so she could exit. No matter how many times she looked at her father's situation and the few clues he had left she still wondered, Why did he take us from Mom? Waiting for Stephen at the street corner, she shivered. Whatever happened at this meeting, she knew it would change her life. Forever.