Chapter 80 —Sunflowers

Narrator:

Aylin drove in silence, with Sasha sitting beside her, both immersed in an emotionally charged atmosphere. The afternoon sun bathed the streets in golden light, but inside the car, the tension was palpable.

Sasha shifted in her seat, her fingers fiddling with the hem of her skirt. She wasn't usually nervous, but Aylin noticed it immediately.

“Are you okay?” she asked gently, without taking her eyes off the road.

The teenager took a deep breath and nodded, but her voice sounded shaky when she spoke.

“A little... I'm nervous.”

Aylin glanced at her and frowned.

“Why?”

Sasha looked down and bit her lower lip before whispering, almost shyly:

“Because today... I'm going to introduce her to my mom, my new mom.” Aylin felt the air catch in her chest. Her hands tensed on the steering wheel, her eyes instantly filling with tears, but she said nothing. She couldn't. Because her throat had completely closed up at those words. Sasha looked up, meeting Aylin's gaze f