Each step she took felt heavier than the last, as if the weight of her realization was dragging her down into an abyss of despair.
As she collapsed onto the dewy grass, her body convulsed with sobs, each one a painful reminder of the shattered illusions she had clung to for so long.
She curled into herself, feeling the dampness seep through her clothes, mingling with the tears that stained her cheeks.
In that moment of vulnerability, she couldn't help but question everything she thought she knew about herself, about her past, and about the son she had raised with so much love and devotion.
It was a moment of reckoning, a confrontation with the harsh truths she had tried so hard to deny.
Before long, her stomach churned, and she emptied its contents onto the ground, retching violently.
Her breath came in ragged gasps.
Her body trembled uncontrollably.