บท 61: Alone?

Midori was eating sweet n' sour pork ribs with a bowl of rice in a nearby family restaurant. The food could not compare to her Aunty Lan'sn but it was not bad. Since it was past lunchtime, and was too early for dinner, only regulars could be found, occupying two other tables.

When she was about to finish her meal, her personal phone rang.

"Mom." she answered after talking a gulp of juice.

"Midori, daijobu desu ka?* Doko imasu ka*?" Aoi Xiu had raised her brow though the other person cannot see it.

"Hai, okaasan. Daijobu desu. Uhmmm...I'm at a restaurant in the city." She did not want to reveal the place since it is of walking distance from Dan's place.

"Alone?"

"Uhm...hai." Midori is not sure on how her mom will react if she gets back together with Dan.

"Why do you have to go out and eat alone? You should've just asked Aunty Lan to cook. Is the food there better than hers?" Aoi Xiu is not buying it. She believes Midori is with Dan.