So that was the way it had to be? Shut out. Not that he shouldn’t expect it, he did meet her for the first time on the battle field. And she wasn’t really his mother, just Billy and Tommy’s hope made reality. They had wished and she had appeared. But still, he had thought they had connected some recently, she had showed him books on religion and on new years she had… gotten in trouble. And none of her friends or family had saved her. Well, for now it was time to go. He had a lot of think about. The boy got up and moved for the door but took one last glance at her before he left.