Disclaimer: The pictures are just randomly chosen to match the storyline and the people in them bear no resemblance to the characters in the plot..They are solely imaginary and a work of fiction..

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Arthit rushed upto the reception of the hospital..

"Where s she? "He asked looking around if he could locate her..

The receptionist pointed to the cafeteria outside the hospital. He could see her seated at a table calmly sipping a coffee..he nodded to the receptionist, mumbling a quick thank you and walked towards her..

"Sawadee khrap khun, I heard you wanted to see me."he bowed greeting her politely..

"Oh Mor! Khop khun na kha for meeting me at such short notice..I am sorry to disturb you." She said standing and bowing in return..."thank you for taking care of me tat day..I couldn't meet you before I left.."

"I just did my duty khun..are you ok now?"

"Yes, your first aid saved my fingers. Thank you..would you like something to drink?"

Arthit nodded " My usual Mary..." he said gesturing to the girl at the drink stall and sat down opposite to the lady..

"The reason I wanted to meet you Dr. is, if you remember, you removed a ring from my injured finger..but it was not in the packet along with the rest of my stuff..actually its a very important ring..the link to a very important person and I can't lose it now..I was wondering if u could help me get it back..the hospital staff say they know nothing about it.." she rushed to explain to him the reason of her visit..

Before Arthit could reply his drink arrived.. he thanked Mary and after she left, turned to the lady...
"If you don't mind my asking khun, why s that ring so important to you?"

"Well, its the only link to a person I lost 18 years ago..its a puzzle ring and the other person has the other part, so if I don't have the ring I can't find them..He doesn't even know I exist..." she said sadly..

"How will you search for the person if u don't know them, with only the ring?"

"I went to the place I heard he was last left at..they told me he had been adopted, so before I meet the adoptive parents only if I have the ring I can prove my relationship to him.." she said sadness filling her voice..

" And if I may ask, wat is ur relationship ?" Arthit probed softly, his heart stilled waiting to hear the answer..

"He's my son.." she looked at him tears brimming her eyes...

Arthit's heart skipped a beat.. This was Singto's mother...but the midwife had said she had died...

" What s your name khun?" He asked, he had to make sure before he revealed anything to her..

" Kanya Suthiluck Ruangroj.."she replied..

Arthit gasped..She was a Suthiluck..

"Would you like to meet your Son khun Suthiluck ?" He asked her once his shock had worn out, smiling as her expression went from a sad forlorn one to a stunned look..

"You know where he is?"

Arthit nodded smiling, pulling out the ring from his pocket, he showed it to her....it was the completed puzzle,the two halves had fit perfectly...

She picked up the ring tears now running down her cheeks, she gripped Arthit's hands and said " Thank you so much for this, please take me to him..I can't wait to see him.."

At the apartment...

Kong couldn't sit still..he kept checking his phone and had to resist the urge to call Arthit once every five mins..he tried reading a book, watching TV.. if his foot was ok he would have worn out the carpet by now..

Then he heard the latch in the door click..he looked up at the entrance eagerly..Arthit walked in and stepped aside to reveal a woman who looked around 50 years old.....she looked at Kong and smiled through her tears..she rushed forward and hugged him....

"I am sorry son..please forgive me for leaving you..I am so so sorry.."she cried hugging him tighter.

Kong was shocked, did she just call him son? But everyone had told him his mother had died in childbirth...He looked at Arthit confused, questioningly..he smiled nodding, confirming tat she's telling the truth...

Kong struggled to breathe..his Mother s alive...

"Mae..."he said his voice raspy from the emotional strain...and the tears broke out as he hugged her back tightly...both of them cried out their pain of 18 years in each other's arms..his mother is alive..Kong savored the feeling of that thought...he had a family...

Arthit was in the kitchen preparing lunch. He had given them privacy, and left Kong and his mother to talk it out in the living room..

Kong didn't know wat to say or ask..he was happy the woman next to him was his mother..now that he looked at her closely he could see their resemblance in the eyes and nose..

"How have you been son? Mae didn't want to leave you back then but I had no choice..I am sorry na kha..you have grown upto be a handsome boy..I am so proud of you..wat s ur name son?" She asked caressing his cheek..

"The orphanage named me Singto, saying tat you had wanted me to have tat name..but later I changed it to Kongpob..I found your handkerchief with the initials K.S and also tat your maiden name was Suthiluck, so I changed it to Kongpob Suthiluck to match. You can call me Singto though as it is ur chosen name " he said shyly..

"Singto, you know why I named you tat? I wanted you to be a lion and survive. Like how a lion survives and fights to rule the jungle, I wanted you to fight ur circumstances and become a person fit to be a King.."she explained..

" Mae, I missed you so much. It was really hard not knowing the answer to my family...who is my father, Mae?..why did you leave me?...can you tell me? I don't want to be guessing over these things anymore.." He pleaded..

Kanya nodded, taking a deep breath before launching on the lengthy story of the circumstances she was in when she gave birth to him..