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“Yes.”

“Because shame is a terrible thing,” Fiona said. “I was ashamed of her. Ashamed of myself for not saving her. Ashamed that I lied to you every day. But more than that—I was afraid. Afraid you would hate her. Afraid you would hate me. Afraid that if you knew the truth, you would try to find her ghost and leave me too.” mama fiona confession

Fiona wiped her nose with the back of her hand. “So I did. I told everyone you were mine—a late miracle. I cut my hair, changed my clothes, pretended I had been pregnant in secret. Elena stayed in the back room. She lived three more years, silent as a shadow. Then one night, she simply didn’t wake up. The doctor said her heart gave out. But I think her heart gave out the night she tried to leave you.” “Yes

Her daughter, Rosa, stood a few steps behind, arms wrapped around herself. “Mama Fiona,” she whispered, “why did you bring me here? You said you’d tell me the truth today.” Ashamed that I lied to you every day

“No,” Fiona said softly. “A fisherman pulled her out. But the Elena who came back was a ghost. She stopped speaking. Stopped holding you. One morning, I found her standing by the window, staring at nothing. She whispered, ‘Mama, take her. Be her mother. I am already gone.’”