All those years of her time with Joanne came flooding down in her memory. The time Joanne kept her company in the library when she read books or used the computer, when the woman would grow frustrated and scold her when she was up to no good, the fights they had when she was a teenager, and the big and warm hugs the older woman gave when Amy achieved something. Joanne had been a constant pillar in her life. But all that came to an end when Amy left the orphanage at the woman's order.
She sighed unable to control the falling tears. "I'm sorry. I'm very sorry. I wish I wasn't so obedient to actually stay away from you when you told me to. I would have done all I could to protect you, but you've done that for me instead, all these years.
