She stood there covered in dirt, pain, and suspicion.
After everything she had been through, trust was not something she could give easily anymore. So she looked at the woman in front of her and demanded one thing:
“Give me one reason to trust you.”
The woman’s face cracked instantly.
She was not angry. She was desperate. And with tears in her eyes, she gave the only answer she had left.
“Because I gave up everything to find you.”
For a moment, neither of them moved.
Because that answer changed everything.