A hug is an amazing thing…. It's just the perfect way to show the love you're feeling but can't find enough words to say. It's a silent way of communication that allows the person to know beyond a doubt that they matter.
Xiu Mei threw herself in the arms of her mother and wailed like a small child. The tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down her face. She cried unceasingly in her mother's chest, clutching her dress in between her fingers.
This was the warmth she had craved all her life. Many times she had raised her head up in the air, questioning her existence. Many times she had desperately looked for a hug to soothe her broken soul. Many times she had hugged herself inside the blanket, crying for hours and later consoling herself by fake words.
"Mum….."
