The neighbors had always thought that Charlotte was Mrs. Berry’s daughter and those three kids were her grandchildren.

Mrs. Berry tried explaining the situation to them at first, but Charlotte told her she did not have to. After all, Charlotte did feel like she was a daughter to her.

They might not be blood-related, but Mrs. Berry was like family to her.

Mrs. Berry was the second closest to her after her own father.

Although she gave birth to the children after her father’s demise, Mrs. Berry was still a loved one to her.

Mrs. Berry had always been there since Charlotte was a child. She never once left her.

 

She had yet reached the house, but hearing the neighbors talking about Mrs. Berry was enough to bring Charlotte to tears.

“Don’t cry, Mommy,” Ellie said, putting her small hands around her mother’s face, “Mrs. Berry will be watching over us from heaven.”

 

Charlotte nodded and planted a kiss on the girl’s forehead as they walked into the house.

Everything still looked the same.

were swimming in the fish tank and Little Fifi’s cage was still hanging on the balcony, swaying to the waves

stopped at the family photo hung in the living

Back then, Charlotte was carefree and Mrs.

over and was

poor back then, they were

the photo was enough to put a smile on

looked so fat,” Jamie said, laughing at

chuckled at the picture. “I looked fatter than you. Look at my

tied it

warm smile curved on her lips

was young. After I got you, she started learning other

thrill, “She would try different braids

Ellie’s head tenderly. “You would always ask for a photo after she tried something new. I think we still

do. I always look at them when I

off and went back to her room to

my

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