Selena burst into a stunning scream that sliced through the afternoon like sudden lightning today.
Her small chest heaved with urgency as her eyes searched wildly for Mom everywhere desperately.
Tiny feet stamped the floor in impatient rhythm, demanding attention with raw trembling emotion inside.
Caregivers froze, startled by the power inside such a little fragile body calling out today.
Selena stretched both arms toward the doorway where Mom had disappeared moments before in silence.
Her scream rose again, louder now, sharp with longing and trembling desperate need for comfort.
Tears gathered quickly, spilling down her cheeks without slowing the urgent calling sound she made.
No toy, no food, no voice could distract her from that single desire in her.
She wanted Mom to take her along, away from waiting and uncertainty that hurt her.
Each breath hitched with sobs that shook her tiny shoulders and quivering belly with force.
The room felt suddenly too large for such loud heartbreaking sound from so small one.
Every ear heard it, but only one voice in the world could answer fully now.
Selena’s knees weakened and she dropped to the floor still screaming upward for her mother.
At last hurried footsteps sounded, and the doorway filled with familiar loving shape she knew.
Selena’s scream broke into sobs the instant her eyes found Mom again standing right there.
Arms reached out desperately as if fear itself were pulling her forward through the air.
Mom swept her up, pressing the trembling body tight against her chest with fierce love.
The stunning scream faded into broken hiccups that slowly softened into quiet breaths of relief.
Selena clung hard, afraid the moment of reunion might disappear like smoke if she loosened.
Carried at last where she wanted to go, her heart finally settled inside Mom’s arms.
