As Grace reached her apartment, exhausted from the long and tiring day, she was met with the excited presence of her young daughter eagerly waiting to welcome her home.
“Mommy, did you see him…did you see my hero!” Stella screamed in happiness as soon as her mother walked in.
“Is he all you think about, huh? Do you love him more than your mother!” Grace yelled as tears lingered in her eyes. Her stress and frustration had reached a boiling point, causing her to unintentionally push her daughter away, much to the little one's confusion and disappointment.
“M-mommy, what's wrong…did I…” Stella muttered as she took a step back. Fear resided in her heart, seeing her mother angry at her.
“I'm your mother…think about me…not him,” she was sick and tired of her daughter always yearning for Caesar. He was a man and someone who abandoned them when they needed him the most.
“Mommy I.“