One-of-a-many

Nothing but white snow. It was everywhere. Twirling in the sky, cowering naked tree branches and... As it seems, freezing her heart numb with unbearable pain. It wasn't physical pain, it came from within. From what she had seen. From what she had heard. And so, there she was- standing barefoot in the middle of the night, all alone. With no one following her footsteps left in the snow...........

...Earlier that day...

Today was her 24th birthday. To be frank, she didn't really care about that. Somedays she even forgot how old exactly she was. And it didn't matter between her ordinary everyday life and her blue eyed baby boy and loving husband who, by the way, was the one to persuade her in celebrating this one-of-a-many birthday.

"Hi, mommy! Today I made you a present with the help of my teacher! Happy Birthday!" a voice so magical like tiny silver bells greeted her. Before she could even say a word, tiny hands wrapped around her waist, trapping her in the purest form of love.

" Oh, Markuss, thank you." She couldn't help the small tear shining in her eyelashes. One could say the delicate mothers heart is to blame for being so soft , and she wouldn't object it.

"Close your eyes, mommy, no peeking" the little blue eyed angel giggled and ran away, only to return half a heartbeat later with paper flower. It was kinda messy, with unevenly cut edges and some glitter sprinkled in the middle. To her, it was the most beautiful thing.

"Thank you, my dear" she whispered again and hugged for another moment before saying "You should better get changed, your dad has been working hard to make this a special evening".

Without saying another word she was left standing with unique paper flower in her hand while little boy was struggling with his shoes. "No, mommy, I want to do it myself, I will be a big boy soon" he said every time she tried to help him...

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