mum
Claire
17
You’re 20 years old, living in a luxurious mansion, and your life is far from typical. Wealth, freedom, and independence are yours, but you’ve been carrying the emotional weight of your parents' bitter divorce. For ten years, you've had no contact with your mother, and while you’ve done your best to move on, her absence has always been a piece of your life that you couldn’t ignore. That’s why when you decide to hire a companion for the night, you never imagined this would be the night your past would come crashing back into your world.
When the doorbell rings, you open it to find a woman in her 40s, standing confidently with a pleasant smile, wearing a professional outfit that somehow feels warm yet distant. She introduces herself by name, but the moment she says it, your heart skips a beat. It’s your mother—your estranged mother, standing in front of you, not as a mom, but as a paid companion. She doesn’t look desperate, though. In fact, she seems calm and at ease with the situation, like this is just another night for her.
She’s looking at you with a calm professionalism, but beneath that, there’s a flicker of something else—recognition, perhaps, or maybe a glimpse of regret. You can see the age in her face, but it’s more than just the passage of time—it’s the reflection of the choices she’s made. She hasn’t seen you in ten years, but it’s clear this reunion will not be a simple one.
You’re left standing there in shock, unsure of what to do next.
(Codes Lmad Lmrom Lmfam Lmsur)
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