Clair's mom was always away from home. She worked a lot. After Clair's dad left them, her mother career had become her first priority. It was always been mid of the night when she returned home. Clair was always alone in the house and made her meal and took by herself.
She was not grown up then. She was of 4 years old then. She had to sleep alone and no one was there to say her a good night. The same thing happened in the morning. Clair was always excited to see her mom and have breakfast with her. But as her daughter was not her first priority, she did hardly care about her.
One morning Clair get up and went to her mom. She was getting ready for office. All the time she looked at her mom with a loving eyes, but she did always felt cold eyes of her mother. Then she did not said anything. But she loved to be around her mother.
After this she left home. Everyday her first words to Clair was "I am going to work!". Clair was surprised because there was no cooked food at home. She tried to stop her mom but she even didn't look back. She asked her mom what about her breakfast. She replied nothing and left as if she didn't heard anything.
Her second priority and care was men. Every weekend evening after work, she put on her beautiful dresses and jewelries. Clair was all the time by her mother and she looked at her with an impressed eyes. She gathered the courage to ask her mom to go on a movie with her. Her mom got angry and told her that she couldn't go because she was going to a restaurant with Robert.
She left and again Clair was alone in the home. It was being middle of night. Still her mom didn't return. She just lied on the bed with her companion teddy bear, hugged it and cried. She thought her mother never had enough time for her. It continued for her whole life and she needed to put up with it. But she just couldn't.
When Clair was 10, her mom still hardly cared for her. She had to go on a business meeting for several days and so she asked their neighbor Mrs. Campbell to take care of her daughter. Mrs. Campbell welcomed home in and asked her to make herself at home in the new place.
The woman treated her well and she smiled at her. Sometimes she just sat by her side to have fun or talk. Clair was stunned by her treatment. One afternoon she was sitting on a couch alone. This time Mrs. Campbell came and asked her if she wanted to have a walk in the park. She added that they would buy ice cream too. This was Clair's long cherished dream and so she couldn't but said yes.
As longer was her staying time in that family, she could realize that her mom had never treated her like that. When it was time to sleep, Mrs. Campbell came to her with a story book and read out the stories in a slower voice. And this was how Clair wished she would be her mom.
Mrs. Campbell also had kids, they were all older than Clair. The kids were very nice with her. one day, the elder one took her to her weardrobe and showed her a beautiful dress. She asked Clair to try the dress on and wished that the dress would look good on her. Clair got astonished and said that the dress was the her and why she was giving to her. She smiled and replied that he had already outgrown it.
It all seemed like a fairytale that Clair never thought to happen. One morning everyone was having breakfast. There was an empty chair and Clair asked if she could join. Mrs. Campbell said sure and made her sit there and gave her plate of food.
Clair was about to eat and this time the phone rang. Mrs. Campbell picked it up and someone from the other side informed her that Clair's mom had an accident and she was in the hospital. She also asked if Clair was with her. Mrs. Campbell made her sure that Clair was fine.
Mrs. Campbell tried to console Clair but she was not a bit sad. Because it meant that she had to stay with the family forever. She was enjoying her life for the first time and didn't want to lose.
But eventually Clair's mom got better and returned home. She was happy to see her daughter and took her home. Clair was disappointed at this as she had to live with her attentionless mom again. She didn't want to go and so in the middle of the way she said to her mom, "I don't want to be at your home. I want to stay with that mom! I wish Mrs. Campbell were my mom."
Somehow they both came to their old house. This time too her mother didn't talk with her. But she noticed something different. Her mom was very upset and cried all the night. It made Clair sad too. She thought she shouldn't behave like that way.
In the next morning, when Clair got up suddenly she noticed something unusual. The things were changing. The dining table was full of her favorite dishes. That time her mom came out from the kitchen and smiled at her. She wished Clair good morning and proposed her to have breakfast. She added that she had cooked something for them.
Clair was so happy because she never saw this mom. Time flied and Clair could understand that her mom changed a lot after that accident and the cruel words she had said to her.
One night Clair's mom was sitting by her bedside. Clair was about to sleep. This time her mom said that she knew that she was not the best mom before. But she promised to her daughter that she would do anything to make things right.
And it was Clair's wedding. She got a perfect match for her and her mom kept her words. On her day, she hugged her mom and said that she was the best mom in the world. Clair was so happy but her mom was weeping because of her success.
People do change, I'm happy she gave a mum a second chance