The Relic

[Anton's P.O.V.]

I knew that Ellie had been bringing up Myron as a single mother before I reunited with her. However, I hadn't thought of how to properly face Ellie considering how she had hidden so much about Aidi from me. I didn't know what to say to her at this moment.

Ellie didn't seem to mind. She seemed rather happy as she ran over to me and told me about my mother's expectations of me. She even placed a letter in my hand.

She called my mother 'Mother' too. They used to live together and hearing how she spoke about Aidi caused ripples in my heart. But I still couldn't let go of how Ellie didn't tell me about Aidi earlier.

I saw 'To Anton' written on the envelope and I knew it was for me, but I still somehow couldn't believe that it was from my mother. When Ellie nodded firmly, I carefully put away the letter and started pulling myself together as Ellie told me to.