Mommy's Daydream

Rain mixed with tears flowed freely on her face. She wiped her face vigorously, resisting the pain all over her body, and rearranged the remaining milk cartons one by one. Every time she moved a box, she felt excruciating pain in her knees and palms, but she just gritted her teeth and did not pause her movements at all. When I stood up, I felt an excruciating pain in my knees. Every step I took felt like a knife was cutting into me, and the wounds on my palms began to ooze bright red blood. But she just lowered her head, stared at the wet ground, and said over and over again in her heart: "Just hold on a little longer, mom is still waiting for you to come home..."