"Mum, let's go out," Kay said to Delilah, "I'll take you to your favourite restaurant, okay?"
Delilah sighed, closing the book she had been staring at for the past few minutes without really reading. Her sad eyes landed on the eyes of her worried daughter. The rejection that was on the tip of her tongue died and she nodded.
Kay smiled brightly, gleefully taking her hand and tugging her along.
"What? Now?" Delilah stammered, hastily putting down her book.
"Yes, now!" Kay said, "Before you change your mind."
"I'm not ..." she started, then saw Kay look at her knowingly and embarrassed, she bowed her head, quiet. It wouldn't be the first time she had done so, thus, Kay had every right not to believe her.
It's just that she didn't have the mood, or energy, to do anything right now. She knew she wasn't being fair to Kay, but she truly could not get out of the depressive thoughts that seemed to be prevalent nowadays.
* And idiom, meaning: there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
Aaaaand. That's a wrap for this volume. This chapter is much longer than usual since this is the end of this volume. Next chapter: a time skip of several months, and new volume begins (new year).
I will cover the interview / movie release effects (flashbacks) & what the Elite Five had been up to during the time skip.
Thank you for your votes, comments, and gifts. It's always appreciated even though I may not say it all the time.
I can't believe it's been nearly 7 months now of writing. My babies have grown ... °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
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