"I should have been there."
"I should have been watching you."
"I should never have left you alone in that place."
She guessed every mother in the same position as hers would be saying those similar words. They would be questioning everything they had done wrong.
And just like them, she would regret every minute she was away from him. However, as a single mother, she had no choice. She could not be in two places at once.
"I wish I could always be there by your side." But that was wishful thinking. She still had to work to put food on their table and buy everything he needed. Sadly, it was an accident that was out of her control.
After shedding some tears, her eyes eventually watched her little boy like a hawk, monitoring for any sign of movement. Anything that would indicate that he was going to be ok.
The doctors assured her that the operation was a success. Her son had survived a head trauma that almost killed him.
