Molly had endured a tough life, with her main focus always on her son, Tommy. Constantly moving from town to town and school to school was taking its toll on him. He started acting out—getting into fights and bullying other children. Molly never expected that a call from the school principal would reopen a chapter of her past she thought had long since closed.
At home, the tension with her husband, Nigel, was escalating. He never accepted Tommy as his own and often referred to him coldly as “your son.” One night, after another outburst, Nigel snapped, “Why can’t you control your son?” His harsh words left Molly heartbroken, especially after all the years they had been together.
The next day, Molly attended a meeting at Tommy’s school to address his behavioral issues. But nothing could have prepared her for the shock of seeing her ex-boyfriend, Christian, standing beside the principal. “I see myself in him,” Christian admitted, as their eyes met. “I made a mistake back then, and I want to make things right.”
Molly was unsure how to respond to Christian’s sudden return, but she knew things had to change. That evening, after another argument with Nigel, she found him passed out, clutching a bottle of alcohol.
For the first time in a long while, Molly made a decision for her and Tommy’s future. “We’re leaving, Tommy,” she whispered as she packed their bags and gently woke him. “We’re going somewhere better—where we’ll be loved.”
As they walked away from the apartment, Molly felt a sense of hope she hadn’t known in years.