Author's Note: Angel drabble for the LJ sunday100 challenge. Subject: holidays. SPOILERS FOR ANGEL SEASON 4 "INSIDE OUT" THROUGH "PEACE OUT."

Dear Mom

By Trisana McGraw

Dear Mom,

You've always been there for me.

You nurtured me inside your body and allowed me to suck away your goodness.

When everyone knew I was evil, you wouldn't believe.

You christened me with fresh virgin blood.

You almost died bringing me into this world where I enslaved your family and friends.

You stood off to the side — well, lay off to the side in a coma — while I "did my own thing."

The love with which I control the inhabitants of LA will never compare to the affection I feel for you.

Happy Mother's Day, Cordelia.

Love, Jasmine