The wedding anniversary (3)

Nana covered her mouth with her hands as she recognized the woman she could have even with her eyes closed.

Yukito and Yukira slightly stiffened and lowered their heads.

From the wheelchair, Yu Ichika slowly raised her head. Her glassy gaze fell upon Nana, and for a few moments, there was absolute silence.

"M-mom…" Nana gasped in shock.

Yu Ichika trembled in her place. Her lips raised into a sad smile. "You…are still calling me that?"

Tears pooled in Nana's eyes, and she looked at Jinhai in disbelief. "Y-you brought her here?"

Jinhai smiled. "Because I know she is important to you, and so she is important to me. I know that without her, you would have always felt incomplete today. You would always felt that someone was missing. So, I brought her here."

She trembled, and tears finally gushed out as if a dam broke. She rushed towards Yu Ichika and bent on her knees.