She hugged him tightly, fighting back the tears. She pulled away, momentarily, and her own son tried to push her away. He continued to shake his head and repeat 'nightmare' over and over.
"You really went through a lot." She started to cry. She wiped Lee Seng's tears away and kept her smile. "It's okay. You can cry, Seng. You can cry." She wrapped her arms around him. He didn't want to cry, yet he exploded into sobs.
"Why did this happen to me? I want to be normal. I want to go to a normal school. I want to work hard and, and, and…" Lee Seng sobbed. "I just want normal parents who are proud of me. A son who doesn't have to make relationships with people who aren't really my family and, and, and not find l-love in them. I want to be normal, Mom! I want to be normal!"
