Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“Mommy.” Natalie arrived at the kindergarten an hour later.

Her two kids were at the entrance, chatting with Joe.

Natalie honked to indicate that she had arrived.

At once, Connor’s eyes lit up when he heard the car honk. He quickly pulled Sharon up. “Mommy’s here.”

“Mommy.” Sharon broke away from Connor and dashed toward Natalie with Connor and Joe in tow.

“Mrs. Smith.” Joe called out shyly.

Natalie smiled. “Joe.”

“Mrs. Smith, this is for you.” Joe took a box out from his school bag.

Natalie bent down and accepted the box with both hands. “What is this?” she asked gently.

“These are cookies baked by my mom.”

mouth in surprise. “Why are

mom told me to. It’s to thank you for taking good care of my sister.”

smiled in response. “Okay. Thank you, Joe. Tell your mother I said thank you as

Alice in prison some time ago.

much – just a simple helping hand whenever Alice was bullied so that she

of appreciation from Lucinda for what Natalie had done for her

box of cookies

Joe back, the sun had already set. Natalie arrived at the

Wilson, the three

preoccupied with evidence that would

hours when she finally fell asleep

as she fell into a nightmare. She dreamt that she was seated in the backseat of a car in a beautiful dress and playing with a cute teddy bear. Meanwhile, her mother was seated in

was on the other end of the phone, nor what was being said. However, her mother suddenly got into a heated argument. The

she got off the car with her mother. She got the shock of her life when she turned around and saw a man and a woman in a bloody mess behind the

in fright and bolted upright. Her face was pale, and her whole body was

an attempt to