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Maya slowly pulled the silver heart-shaped locket out from under her crisp shirt.<\/p>\n
The polished metal gleamed bright in the afternoon daylight streaming through the room.<\/p>\n
The elderly woman gasped deeply, clutching her own chest in total disbelief.<\/p>\n
Tears welled up in her faded blue eyes and ran down her wrinkled cheeks.<\/p>\n
Elderly Lady:<\/strong> My daughter… you are my lost daughter!<\/p>\n Maya:<\/strong> Ma’am, I think you must be confusing me with someone else.<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> No, I would know that locket anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> I placed that around your neck twenty years ago before you disappeared.<\/p>\n Victoria stood up from her chair so fast that her fork clattered against her plate.<\/p>\n Her eyes narrowed into bitter slits as she stared down at Maya.<\/p>\n Victoria:<\/strong> She is a lying imposter trying to take advantage of an old woman!<\/p>\n Victoria:<\/strong> Get away from our table before I call the restaurant manager right now!<\/p>\n Victoria reached across the table, grabbing forcefully for the silver locket around Maya’s neck.<\/p>\n Maya backed up sharply, holding her breath as Victoria tried to snatch the chain.<\/p>\n The elderly woman stood up with surprising power and knocked Victoria’s reaching hand away hard.<\/p>\n The loud snap of their hands colliding echoed across the quiet dining room.<\/p>\n Several nearby diners turned around in surprise to watch the drama unfold.<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> Do not touch her!<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> Do not you ever lay a hand on my child again!<\/p>\n Victoria stumbled backward against the bright sunlit wall in utter shock.<\/p>\n She held her wrist, staring at her grandmother with wide, angry eyes.<\/p>\n Victoria:<\/strong> You are taking the word of a random waitress over your own family?<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> You were never family to me if you speak to her like this!<\/p>\n The elderly woman stepped protectively between Victoria and the young waitress.<\/p>\n She opened her arms and wrapped Maya in a fierce, weeping embrace.<\/p>\n Maya stood stiffly for a second before warmth flooded her chest and eyes.<\/p>\n She had lived in foster homes since she was five years old.<\/p>\n Nobody had ever held her with such fiercely protective maternal love before.<\/p>\n Maya:<\/strong> Is this really true?<\/p>\n Elderly Lady:<\/strong> Yes, my sweet girl, you are finally home with me now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maya slowly pulled the silver heart-shaped locket out from under her crisp shirt. The polished metal gleamed bright in the afternoon daylight streaming through the room. The elderly woman gasped deeply, clutching her own chest in total disbelief. Tears welled up in her faded blue eyes and ran down her wrinkled cheeks. Elderly Lady: My […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-384","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}