Chapter 65: Long-lasting Memories
It was evening when Dedyet and her newborn laid in bed, alone and in peace. The queen looked down at the baby in her arms and let one of her fingers run over her sleeping baby's forehead.
"I don't think your birthmark is ugly at all," the queen mumbled. "It's one of the many things that make you unique."
As she lowered her finger to touch little Nefera's hand, the sleeping newborn grabbed it and held on tightly. That moment made Dedyet's heart fill with a strong feeling of love and happiness. The queen looked up, away from her child, and let everything that had happened – the whole journey – come to mind again.
How she had lived a life in despair and isolation, and how one man had changed that. Dedyet thought of the first time they had talked, and held hands in the garden. The first time they had kissed in her bedroom. The first night they had spend together in his quarters. How he had asked if she'd want to marry him. She remembered their wedding, and the problems they had faced. The coronation, and how they had solved the problems, one by one. She recalled how her brother had disappeared, how Ramses had been there for her regardless, and how his father had died, and she hadn't left his side.
It had been a difficult and an emotional journey for everyone involved, but together, they had achieved the impossible. They had saved thousands of lives by fighting the racism that had been going on for eternities between two kingdoms. Dedyet knew that, wherever her parents were, they were proud of who their daughter had become.
She looked down and faced a laughing newborn. It was that moment, when Dedyet realized that she had found the greatest luck on Earth.
Hello, guys! This is the ending of "The Story of Nefera's Birth"! Even though the story is several years old, I had great fun writing it. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Feel free to leave a like, a follow, or a review, and stay tuned for the continuation: "The Story of Cleo's Birth"!
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