328 Lost Her Only Chance (1/2)

Nora didn't know how she found Jackie or when they got to the car. Even while driving she was distracted. It was a good thing that Jackie was there to smack some sense into her otherwise she was definitely gonna cause a huge accident.

Even when Jackie kept asking her what was wrong, Nora had nothing to say. In fact, she really had nothing to say to him. Her thoughts were just a blur to her. She didn't know what she was thinking. The only thing kept ringing in her mind was Ah-Si's parting words, 'I just want to spend my life with my daughter.'

Daughter...

Daughter!

Nora was having a mental breakdown all by herself thinking about how he had moved on. He really moved on while she was still suffering on her own. When she arrived home, without talking to anyone she simply chose to lock herself in her room.

”Jackie, what's wrong with your sister?” Clara asked as she noticed the lack of shopping bags in her daughter's hands and also the way Nora quietly went to her room was suspicious. Since when did she become so well behaved?

”I don't know. She's been acting weird today,” answered Jackie as he pulled out his newly bought books to show to his father. With his books around, he really wasn't in the mood to entertain anyone else.

”Huh? But I even re-activated her cards. Shouldn't she be happy?” Clara was really confused since she couldn't understand her daughter's mood at all. Nora had never been the quiet type. And today, her silence was feeling weird to everyone. ”Jackie, did you say something to make her upset?”

”I did not,” refuted Jackie immediately. ”I was at my best behavior. Well, as best as I could possibly be.”

Clara could tell what her son's best behavior was like but she didn't comment on that. Right now, she was really worried about her daughter. She took some snacks and knocked on Nora's door. The only answer she received was silence.

”Nora, open the door,” called out Clara softly. ”Don't make me repeat myself.” Her voice had just taken a harsher turn when she heard the click sound and smiled contentedly. Using her free hand, she walked inside and found Nora cooped up on the bed bawling her eyes out. Clara was startled to see tears in her eyes. She immediately rushed to her side and pulled her in for a hug, ”What's wrong? Why are you crying?”

Instead of answering her, Nora chose to snuggle up against her and cried even harder. It was the safest place in the world. Her mother's arms that always made her feel protected. Even if she wanted to stop crying, she couldn't at this point. She just wanted to vent out all of her emotions. All of her pain that was gnawing at her heart so brutally.

It had gotten quite dark outside and she was still in Nora's room. She didn't feel like it was the right time to leave her daughter alone. Clara had never seen Nora crying like this before and it really scared her this time.

”Mom...” Nora called out in a hoarse voice. Because there were no lights turned on, she could faintly make out her mother's expressions. But she liked it this way. She didn't want to show her ugly swollen eyes to her mother. Besides, she didn't think she'd be able to face her mother right now.

”Are you feeling better after crying so much? You scared mom so much,” said Clara in a slightly harsh tone but Nora could make out her concern hidden behind her words. Clara stroked her face and asked, ”Now, tell mom what's wrong. If you won't say anything, how will I fix everything for you?”

”Mom, you can't fix everything,” said Nora with a heavy tone.

”Hmm... Yes, I might not be able to fix everything. But I'd still love to try my best. Besides, I need to find my daughter's smile back. These tears make her look so ugly.”