I am lost

Twig would never stop worrying over the cousins she half adopted. She would never be mom to them but the woman adored them and wanted to see them reach happiness after such a terrible start to their sad lives. Her purple eyes watched him get to his feet as he recognized her voice and Twig nearly wept for how much he had changed. The boy was so tall now, he was thin but nothing like Beat had been. He didn’t shy away from her affection like she had half feared he would, but wrapped his neck around her and held her tight. Twig cried freely as she buried her head in his neck and thanked her lucky stars he was here. So close to home.

”You don’t need to be sorry.” She assured him as she shook her head. ”None of it matters. You’re young, you’ve been through so much. All I want is to see you home again. I want you to come back, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter that you’ve been gone.” She cried incoherently as she held him even tighter, unwilling to ever let him go.