WARNING!!!!

I opened the door to my mother's room. I wanted to surprise her.

But what I saw surprised me instead.

In the room that seemed to be empty, with it's dimmed light.
At the corner of the bed was a curled up figure of my mom.

Not wearing her usual smiling face that use to greet me.

But the broken woman I saw a long time ago when my father died.

"Ma", my voice croak at the sight before my eyes as I feel my heart literally break.

She look up to me, suddenly aware of my presence. She gestured me to give her a hug.

As I slowly come near her and envelope myself with her warmth, a thought came to me.

'Who ever put my mom through this pain will pay'