Synopsis

A hollow ache settled within her as her mother’s eyes slid past, unseeing. The familiar warmth of a connection, usually so readily available, was absent, replaced by a chilling void. It was a sudden, disorienting separation, a heartbreaking disbelief that stole the breath from her lungs. The world seemed to tilt on its axis, and in that moment, she was adrift in a sea of unspoken sorrow, utterly alone.