“Don’t mention it. Piggy is my grandchild now.” Elsie had always liked


    Piggy. Now that the cute little girl had be her granddaughter, she couldn’t be happier.


    Tears welled up in Debbie’s eyes.


    “Thank you, Mom,” she said.


    She had only ever called two women Mom—Tabitha and Elsie.


    Tabitha didn’t talk to her anymore. She was institutionalized. Debbie had been mulling over visiting her.


    She had once been nice to her after all, no matter how briefly. And she had given her the family


    heirloom the bracelets.


    Debbie had returned the bracelets to Tabitha. And Tabitha had epted them, which meant that she


    no longer thought of her as a daughter-inw.


    Elsie was amiable and caring. She had helped take care of Piggy whenever Debbie needed a favor.


    Now that Debbie and Ivan were married, she could truly call her “Mom.”


    “I can’t reach Ivan. Can you have him call when he gets home from work?” Elsie asked.


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    “I will,” Debbie promised.


    “Okay. It’s Piggy’s naptime. Talk to youter.”


    “ALL right. Bye, Mom. Bye, Piggy.”


    Piggy waved at Debbie happily.


    “Mommy, bye-bye.”


    Debbie blew a kiss to Piggy before hanging up


    “Little one, sorry, Mommy can’t spend time with you right now, * she thought sadly.


    When she arrived back at the ward, she sat beside the bed. To her surprise, a moment Later, Niles


    walked in. She had forgotten he worked at this hospital.


    “Hi, Little Pepper,” he said to her quietly.


    Debbie raised her eyebrows.


    “Why do you call me that?”


    Niles replied, sounds natural.


    “Damon calls you Pepper Debbie a lot, so I guess it


    “Why does he talk about me? He doesn’t Like me, so I bet he bad-mouths me a lot,” she wondered,


    one hand cupping her chin.


    Niles shook his head.


    “No. He’s a hothead, but he’s okay. He Likes you, you know.”