" Ma, you're welcome to my abode," Jess said opening the door for her.

" Thanks, Jess." 

She carried her mother's bags into one of the empty master bedrooms in her apartment. Bringing her mother to her home was like fulfilment to her. She was at peace, for the first time in a few weeks. Amelia was done with high school and would be heading to college in a few weeks. She insisted she stayed back at Jamesborough to pack her stuff and hang out with friends before she said goodbye to those she wasn't going to college with.

" Nice house you have here sweety," her mom complimented.

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