“Mom, don’t!” Caroline screamed, but a gunshot resounded just as she was about to rush over to Belinda. All she could do was watch her mother slowly fall limp.
“Mom!” Caroline rushed forward, barely managing to catch her mother as she collapsed. The gun slipped from Belinda’s hand and fell to the ground.
“Mom… Mom!” Caroline cried as she hugged her mother’s body.
Belinda's eyes were open and she gazed at her daughter, seeming to want to say something but unable to. At that moment, she seemed