I was feeling nervous but I need to know if she was real. And so I stretched my arm towards her and grabbed her shoulder. I felt the heat radiating from my palms. Her body was solid; my hand didn’t go through her.
My mother was surprised with my gesture and turned back to look at . Our eyes t one another, her silver eyes to mine. She was more surprised when she saw my face. I am not certain if she recognized .
"Mama..." I called out to her.
My mother’s eyes went wide in shock.
"It’s you... it really is you." I can’t hold back the tears that were falling down from my eyes. "Mama!"
I opened my arms and embraced her tightly. I was afraid that in any minute she might disappear from my sight.
"A-Alicia?" My mother’s voice was filled with uncertainty. "No, it can’t be."
"It’s mama. It has... been so long." I said in between sobs.
My mother pushed in arm’s length. She looked at carefully, her hand tracing the shape of my face.
"It... it really is you? My Alicia... my baby girl?" My mother still can’t believe that I was in front of her. "But how? And you are now this big."
"Mama, many years has passed." I replied.
My mother looked at from head to toe and I see tears coming down her cheeks.
"Oh my Alicia, how beautiful you have grown up to be." My mother said full of affection. "My baby girl."
She pulled into her embrace. I can’t help but cry my heart out after feeling her warmth.
"Mama!!" Both of us were crying.
After our tearful reunion we wiped our tears away and giggled.
"Look at crying like a child." My mother giggled. "Co, let’s sit down." I nodded in agreent.
Mother ushered inside the tavern and pulled a chair for . I looked at the chair with uncertainty. I know that everything here is just an illusion, and I am afraid that I will just fall down the floor.
"Hehe, don’t worry. Just sit down." My mother reassured. "It will be alright."
I slowly sat down on the chair and to my surprise my body didn’t go through.
"I created this place inside my mind. You were an unknown variable in this world that is why everything you touch passes through you." My mother explained. "But now I know you are here, you can touch anything in this place."
I nodded with my mother’s explanation. To test it I tried holding the table in front of and like the chair I am sitting in, my hand did not pass through and I was amazed.
"You are amazing mama." I said enthusiastically. "You were able to make this world inside your mind."
My mother took a seat right next to and took my hands to hold firmly between hers.
"I never thought I would see you this big. You are now a young lady." My mother caressed my cheek. "I thought I will stay here in this world I built forever."
I looked at her and saw sadness in her eyes. My heart clenched in pain for her.
"Anyways, how did you get here?" My mother asked.
"Well, I was taken by Aunt Patricia against my will." I told her.
My mother looked sad. She knew that her physical body was taken by Aunt Patricia. My mother understood that Aunt Patricia plans to use as well.
"Mama, I thought I have lost you forever." I looked at her feeling the pain the ti I thought she died.
"I thought I died as well." My mother said. "If not for my twin sister Patricia saving from the brink of death, I really would have died back then."
I rember my aunt’s story about saving my mother just right before she breathed her last breath.
"It was true that my body and mind was weak after she has pulled from death’s door but I recovered in ti." My mother said. "But when I knew what she was planning, I opted to remain here inside my inner consciousness. I never thought she would kidnap you and use you as well."
"Don’t worry, for now I am trying to get aunt to see that I am her ally." I explained. "Is that why you imprisoned yourself inside your mind and created this world, so that she can’t use you in her plans?" I asked her.
My mother nodded. "Your Aunt Patricia as I know has taken the throne of Jennova as queen. She is planning vengeance to the ones that purged our country, our holand. I understand her feelings of hatred and anger but I was against another war from happening. And the downfall of our country was the doing of none other than our own father. It is not right to bla others on what fate has given us because of our own father’s mistakes."
"Mama, what you said is right. She has started the war against Grandcrest." I told her. "She is planning to take over the whole continent."
Mother sighed sadly. "This was what I was afraid of. Nothing can stop her from taking her vengeance. That is why I stayed here inside my mind and made indestructible walls that she cannot penetrate. But you were able to pass by. I guess your magic abilities have manifested when I was not around." My mother frowned. "I am sorry Alicia. I am such a useless mother. I should have been by your side when your magic powers manifested. It might have been hard for you."
I can feel my mother’s grip tightened after her words. I am sure she is regretting not being there for when my magic powers erged. The first manifestation of the magic powers of an Atlantian was a crucial process. Without soone to guide them, it can turn to worse scenarios.
"It’s okay mama, there is no need to bla yourself." I assured her. "It was really hard the ti I first manifested my magic powers but fortunately I was not alone." My lips arched up slowly and ford a smile.
I recall the mory when I first used my magic powers, it was out of control. But thankfully Regaleon was there and he saved . He was also the one to teach how to use them.
"Hmm seems like the one that accompanied you beca an important person. Is it a boy?" Mother teased. "You are blushing."
"W-What... I am blushing?" I held my cheeks shyly and indeed they were a little hot to touch.
"It looks like I am correct. Hahaha." My mother giggled.
A mother’s intuition is really sothing. And it is a little bit scary to think that I can’t hide anything from my mother.
"H-His na is Regaleon. When I t him, he was the crown prince of Grandcrest. Now he is the king and is currently fighting against Aunt Patricia in this war." I explained. "He is also my fiancé." I said shyly.
"Your fiancé, you are engaged?" My mother was surprised. "Hmph, I need to speak to your father when I get the chance. Setting up an engagent when you are still this young. And I also need to et this Regaleon. Even if he is a king, he needs to go through to get your hand in marriage."
"M-Mama, Regaleon is a great man. He is kind and gentle. And he is also a wise and just leader." I tried to lift Regaleon’s image to my mother.
"Hehe, we will see." Mother giggled.
My heart felt warm talking to my mother like this. Talking about things such as my love life to my mother is one of the things that I had only dread of, but now here we are face to face.
"Oh mama, I have a lot of things to tell you." I am so happy that tears are starting to fall from my eyes again.
"We have much ti for that, now that we are together again." My mother wiped my tears away. "But first we need to talk about the most pressing matter." My mother’s tone beca more serious and her smiling face changes to a neutral one.
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