I distractedly ripped the wrapping paper from my 16th birthday present into minuscule shreds, while I tried to process your words.
I stared into the eyes I had trusted my whole life and saw my own pain mirrored back at me.
“You will always be my baby”, whispered the woman I had forever thought of as my real mum.
Clutching the bundle of letters from a biological mother I never knew existed until today against my aching heart I asked “I was abandoned”?
“You were a gift. Very wanted and always loved”.
You hugged me. You still felt like home.
Written for Friday Fictioneers. A 100 word story inspired by the photo prompt.
fabricating fiction 
That line: You were a gift. Very wanted and always loved — how wonderful. Very touching piece.
Thanks Helena. Loved your poetry.
I can’t even imagine the heartache and endless questions that could arise from such circumstances. But imagine, that child is so fortunate to have a mother with sincere love and devotion. This story touched me to my core. Very well done!
Thank you so much.
Sweetly done. A difficult situation handled quite well by mum.
Thanks for reading.
Lovely piece. Well done.
Thanks Sandra – yours was brilliant.
What a beautiful story. It moved me so much I had a lump in my throat.
Thank you Karen.
Sad but very beautiful.
Thank you Siobhan.
Dear FF,
You brought tears to my eyes. The adoptive mum knew the right words. She said it brilliantly as did you.
shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle for getting me writing 🙂
Ahhhh! Sweet, wonderful. I have several adopted family members and you’re right. Edifying story! Makes my day.
Thank you.
Beautifully fabricated! The title of “Mom” isn’t a biological one. Your story is spot on.
janet
Thank you.
Beautiful and touching story, packing a lot of emotion in a few words. One thought: the phrase “whispered the woman I had forever thought of as my real mum,” though powerful,to me seems to conflict with your referring to the mother as “you” otherwise throughout. Maybe it could be something like “you- the woman I had forever thought of as my real mum – whispered.” I could be wrong. Just take another look. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback Perry. You are right, it would read better, was determined to hit 100 words exactly though 🙂
Wonderful…her adopted mom (her real mom) said it all. She’s a gift!
Children are – wherever they come from.
This is really beautiful… Thank you.
Each and every story are so very different from each other. I’m having a good time reading through them.
You wrote that really well. It is very touching 🙂
Thanks. I love reading the different interpretations of one photo.
FF, Lovely story of beautiful family love. The adoptive mother was perhaps wise to wait until the child was old enough to understand to present her with the letters. I think though that the younger a child is told they are adopted the better. I know of one case where it disturbed the boy a great deal because the parents waited too long. Well written. 🙂
Thanks. A tough decision to make as to when to tell I think.
Just to let you know I visited!
Andrew
Thanks Andrew – was just reading one of your book reviews 🙂
“You still felt like home.” THIS is a powerful sentence. Lovely piece.
Lovely. All those emotions in this family triangle.
That’s a beautiful way of looking at it, as a “gift”. Lovely.
Having just seen Philomena, this was even more touching.
Loved it. 🙂