"By the time she comes back, I'll be all grown up, and she'll look different too. She was worried I wouldn't recognize her, so she gave me this teddy bear. That way, when we meet again, she'll be holding a teddy bear, and I'll be holding a teddy bear. It's our secret code."
The little boy gradually started to cry, his eyes blurring with tears as he looked at her. "Even though Mommy said she'd come back, I still miss her so much. She used to call me every two days, then it was once a week, then once every two weeks, then a month, then two months... and now, it's been half a year since she called. Miss, do you think Mommy has forgotten about Charles? Waaaah..."
He broke down crying as he spoke.
Annabelle Linton understood what was happening.
'The boy's mother must have had cancer or something. She couldn't have had long to live, or maybe... she's already passed away...'
She was surprised to see a reflection of Ryan in this little boy...
