Selene stood in front of the mirror, her gaze running over her frame as she stared right back at her reflection.
With her hair styled in a long, stylish ponytail and her face beaten to perfection in makeup, she still couldn't believe she was here and actually doing this.
Her hand reached for her phone, but she pulled it away. You have to trust her, she said to herself. Trust that she would do this right.
She lifted her hands and ran them down her clothes as memories of the previous day at the hospital came flooding back to her.
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"Selene!" Mariam called, her voice laced with confusion as her eyes landed on her and immediately drifted to the boy.
"Mariam," Selene said, drawing in deep breaths. She was done hiding her beautiful son.
If the universe wanted him to be out in public so badly, then it was better for her to be by his side. "This is my son, Cyrus," Selene added, turning to give a nod to the shocked Sandy, standing just beside her.
