Wolfes-Princess

This is a short story I wrote about my mother. She is one of the strongest people I have ever had the fortune to meet and I admire her greatly. She is my best friend, confidante, and mentor. It seemed as though her life had been destined to be painful.  She was struck with rheumatic fever, and near blindness as a result, at the tender age of six.  She was never quite as healthy as she should have been after that.  An unplanned pregnancy at eighteen; she was so young, and so alone, with a difficult decision to make.  Her choice made, she gave birth to a beautiful little girl with white-blonde hair that glowed in the sun.  A few years later, s