"Mom?" I called out to my mother as I walked into the house again, "Where are you?" I looked around the quiet house, wondering if she went out.
"I am in the kitchen" I heard my mother answer me so I made my way straight to the kitchen with an eager smile on my face, "There you are!" I grinned, spotting her making something by the stove.
My mother glanced my way, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips, "Where did you go?" She asked, "I went up to your room and you weren't there-"
"I stepped out to do some shopping," I said before she could finish her sentence, holding up the paper bag. Inside it, there was a little gift I bought for Mera, "What are you making? Do you want any help?" I asked her, putting the bag on the table and going to stand next to her.
The aroma of whatever she
