Mother

Maya's Chamber.

Madam Mary enters the chamber and gasps seeing Maya's scared face "Oh Dear! Why wasn't I informed earlier?!".

Maya only now realizes who was walking towards her hurriedly "Madam Mary?".

She never expected her presence! Her presence broke the eer filled in the chamber.

Madam Mary reaches Maya and embraces her in an immediate hug "You don't have to be sad dear. I have heard everything. You did a wonderful thing today. You must be proud rather being sad".

Maya gulps her suppressed cries as she never felt this kind of feeling.

'I feel..warm..'

Even though she was taken aback by Mary's sudden love, she knows how kind she was before too. But still refuses to speak anything.

Madam Mary rubs her back slowly understanding her and ushers her softly "I know everything happening is new to you. But, dear. You will get used to it very soon".