Linda looked at her daughter, holding her breath nervously, almost whispering, "What... What did you call us?"
"Testing me, huh?" Lina held back her tears, wanting to lighten the somber atmosphere. She smiled and said, "Of course it's mom and dad! Mom, you don't still see me as a one-year-old, do you?"
Linda stared blankly before tears suddenly streamed down her face.
"C-Can you call me one more time?"
Lina's voice choked as she softly called out, "Mom."
"I want to hear it again..."
"Mom!"
Linda opened her arms and tightly embraced her daughter, crying heartbrokenly.
Nicholas also sniffled, holding back his tears, and approached to embrace his wife and daughter.
"Alright, stop crying." He smiled through tears. "This is a happy moment! Lina will call us mom and dad from now on... We'll get to hear it every day!"
Linda asked tearfully, "Nicholas, could it be that I've taken too much medication and started hallucinating?"
"Mom, the doctor said your dosage has already been halved," Lina gently said, holding Linda's hand. "Maybe you can stop taking the medication after persevering for a bit longer... I'll be by your side, and we'll overcome this together, okay?"
"Mm!" Linda nodded firmly.
She would listen to her daughter and believe that she would get better. She had faith that one day she wouldn't need medication to sleep or maintain a good mood.
She would hold her daughter's hand and go to the beach to fly kites, even though this day had come 20 years late.
"But it's not too late..." She sobbed, talking to herself, "It's not too late at all!"
Lina was taken aback. She didn't understand what her mother meant, but she gently hugged her shoulder, patting her back as if comforting a child.
"Mm!" She smiled. "It's not too late. Anything is still possible!"
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