ELIANA
“I see the two of you are ready to leave?” My mother's voice comes from the kitchen’s direction, jolting my mind back to the present. And for some reason, I’m glad that she interrupted my intrusive thoughts.
I turn to look in her direction, releasing breath to get rid of the unfamiliar tightness in my chest and the corner of my lips curves into a smile.
“Mother,” I called in a small voice, relief washing over me and I can breathe properly again.
“I was about to come to the kitchen to say goodbye to you. There's no way I was going to leave without letting you know.” A warm smile tugs on her lips.
Of course I had mentioned to her about the party early in the morning after breakfast so that she would know about it ahead of time. I wanted to prepare her mentally so that when the t
