Previously—

Only a minute later did Shane’s jeep pull into the driveway and she got out of the car and made sure she looked okay before knocking on the door . As the door flew open her voice caught in her throat as she stared at the middle aged women who once had taken her in when it seemed no one ever cared about her. the Latin women gasped in surprise and threw her hand over her heart.

"Shane?….. "  

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Shane was at a loss for words when the shorter Latina pulled her into a hug, Shane was also surprised at how strong the older women was, she literally couldn’t breath but Shane didn’t care. The second she saw ms. Morales she felt like she had found the last missing piece to the puzzle of her life. She felt wanted and safe in this women’s arms.

Breaking from the embrace but staying at arms length, ms. Morales smiled at the taller women in front of her "come Shane come in"

Shane still hadn’t quite found her voice yet, but nodded a silent thank you to the women as she stepped into the house she once called home for a short period in her life. "home ya i like the sound of that" she thought to herself as she took a seat on the couch.

"would you like something to drink" ms Morales asked as she walked to the kitchen never taking her eyes off Shane as if she might disappear.

"no thank you but … Ms. Morales .. um i… i don’t know if you remember me but." before she could finish Ms. Morales interrupted her and took hold of both Shane’s hands

"Shane" she said calmly looking Shane directly in the eye " i do remember you ….. what happened… i have so many things to ask you but i don’t know where to start" she rose from her seat and walked back to the bookshelf , grabbing the same small album from the night before "I’m just glad your okay, i looked for years to find you. even when i came up empty handed i never gave up hope that one day i might see you again"