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“It's fine dear, nature has a way of gifting us something else for whatever we lose.” Mum patted her hair fondly.

Alice wiped her tears to stare at her mother’s face, “You aren't surprised, why?”

“I kind of figured it out when you returned home early and looking downcast yesterday.”

“Mum.” The tears flowed harder. “I'm sorry for letting you down.”

“You didn't let me down, love. Audition or no audition, win or lose, you’re still my precious daughter that I cherish so much.”

Alice kept sobbing until she began to feel sleepy, she pulled her Mum into an embrace and whispered. “I love you, Mum and I would do anything to make you happy.”

As she went to bed that night, she made a decision to never give up, no matter what came her way.

The next day, Alice woke up late and ended up getting to work late, but she was relieved to find out that the Principal was not yet in school.

She went about her normal activities of taking care of other people's children, feeding them, cleaning their poop, hel