Seeing that they were a few feet away from her and that they were both engrossed at each other, Cherry stood up, picked up her things, and walked away. She took her exit at the other door before Miss Grace would find out that she was gone.
She went up to her room again, and her heart was in a mess. Her thoughts were on her and on what she said. She could not believe her ears, her mother missed her! And she knew it was not a drama. But why was she hardened and unwilling to face her yet? Why was it more comfortable to forgive Andrew than her mom?
Pressed with guilt about her stubbornness, she lied down on her bed and lost herself into her thoughts. She hated herself for feeling this way. She knew that forgiveness was the only way to set her mind and heart free. She knew that giving up the load would give her peace of mind, but her sense of humiliation was too heavy.
