12 Where It All Began

CHAPTER 11 Where it all began

If you really want to know why I changed from bad to good... ...it all starts here. This is where my mom and I lived after my dad left. We arrived with almost nothing... ...and things were pretty tough.

We didn't have much money or food... ...but my mom was always hopeful. We still have love... ...and love lasts forever and ever. Hey, papa! How come I have a bandage on my tail? That's not you! That's me when I was little!!! Oh.

So anyway... It was hard on both of us... ...and I didn't always handle it well. But my mother always forgave me... ...and she never gave up on me.

Through it all... ...her love was so strong... ...that it survived... ...even after she passed away. ...even after all of the mistakes I made.

And then one day... ...when I least expected it. ...her love became Something New. That's me, right, Papa? Yep. That's You!!! I didn't recognize it at first...