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Everyone always describes a mother’s hug by its warmth, how it envelops around you, how you can feel it throughout your entire being. Being orphaned as a baby, Ivo has no memory of a mother’s hug, he couldn’t even be sure he’d even experienced one.
But as the heat of the explosions engulfed him, he squeezed his eyes tight and wrapped his arms around himself, the sounds of harsh blasts beginning to fade into the background… he may never experience a mother’s hug… but this might just be enough