Later that night, Emma sat beside her mother’s bed drawing on a piece of paper.
Laura watched her with tired but loving eyes.
“What are you drawing, sweetheart?”
“It’s a surprise,” Emma said with a smile.
When she finished, she handed the drawing to her mom.
It showed the two of them together in the hospital bed, holding hands.
At the top, written in crooked letters, were the words:
“My Mom Saved Me.”
Laura’s eyes filled with tears.
“You saved me too.”
For the first time in years…
they were finally safe.
