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Leah felt like the breath had been sucked straight from her lungs when she set her eyes on her daughter for the first time. The room itself was filled with many young children, most of whom were playing together, but Leah had known immediately, like magic, it seemed, which one was her Kika. There could've been a billion of girls there, but Leah still would have known with a single glance.

The young girl had black hair, cut in a pixie-style in order to keep it out of her face. Her skin tone matched Leah's exactly, and the pregnant woman noticed they had the same eyes; both mother and daughter had Harry Clearwater's eyes. Her smile was almost identical to Seth's, and Leah had to say she was glad Kika took after the Clearwater's instead of the Uley's. It would make looking at her and spending time with her easier.

"There she is," she whispered, awestruck, as Edward wrapped his arm around her waist.

The bronze-haired doctor followed her gaze to the little girl who couldn't have been any older than four. "She's beautiful, Leah." Edward breathed truthfully. "She looks just like you."

Leah felt tears start to gather in her eyes, which she hated simply because they distorted her vision of her beautiful baby girl. She made her way towards her daughter, but was intercepted by one of the DHS case workers. Her name-tag read 'Zafrina'. "You must be Leah Clearwater. I've heard so much about you from Jacob and Riley. Kika is really excited to meet you."

"Does she know who I am?" she asked, not sure what the young girl had been told.

Zafrina nodded with a smile. "She knows that you're her mother. Apparently, the Uley's told her that you were sick and that they'd taken her away because you died. Kika is very smart for her age. She's actually seen you before. She heard Sam and Emily talking about a woman in the basement, so she peered through a crack in the floor and saw you. From what I've gathered, she would spend hours looking down in to the basement, wanting to get you out so you could play with her, but when she asked them why you were in the basement, she got punished."

Edward paled. "What exactly do you mean when you say she was punished?"

Zafrina's smile vanished as she directed them to an empty corner to talk. "Before you jump to conclusions, I can tell you that Kika was not physically or sexually abused. Our doctors did thorough examinations, as did our therapists, and nothing has been done to Kika that would cause any lasting mental trauma. Eventually, she won't even remember anything that happened. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, she's right where she should be at her age. When I said that she was punished, I meant that Emily would try to brainwash the poor girl. For hours, she would put her in front of the television and force her to watch tapes of…well, tapes of Sam violating women such as yourself, Leah. Emily told her that, if she didn't behave, she would be one of those women, but like I said, Kika was not scarred by what happened. She would often close her eyes and sing to herself whenever Emily left the room. She would sing-"

"The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow," Leah finished for her, twisting her head around to look at her daughter. "I remember humming it whenever I wanted to give up hope. It would help me get through the tougher times. My dad use to sing it to me and she must have heard me humming the tune." Leah felt the tears building her eyes, the lump growing in her throat. "All this time, I had no idea what happened to her, but she was always there. She was always with me."

Edward pulled Leah tight against his chest as she started to sob. "I told you she could never hate you. She wanted to help you. All these years, she was always watching you, seeing how brave you were and how you never gave up. That's what made her strong enough to grow up with the people she did. Don't you see, Leah? You were the reason she survived as long as she did. You were always her mother in her eyes, notEmily."

"He's right," Zafrina stated gently as she set her hand on Leah's shoulder. "You've been such a big influence on her life and you didn't even know it. Would you like to meet her now?"

Edward pressed a kiss to the top of Leah's head when he felt her tense. "You can do this, love, I'm here for you."

"I'm ready," she told him, gathering up all of her courage. "I'm going to make sure she never remembers the things they put her through. I'm gonna be the mother she always needed."

"I know you will," he agreed as they slowly followed Zafrina from behind. "I have faith in you, Leah and whenever you think things are too tough and that you won't be able to get through it, remember that I have faith in you. I'll be your strength when you feel you've lost yours."

TBC…

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