Mrs. Han turned out to be a pleasure to live with. She reminded Phatima of her own mother, very kind and wise. The older woman seemed like she saw and knew everything, even though she couldn’t possibly.
They would take their breakfast together, though Phatima was only in the habit of having the green shake Liam made for her. Now that she was on her own, she wished she had gotten all the ingredients from him since hers didn’t taste quite like what she was used to. It was a small complaint compared to the first time she took dinner by herself.
Sitting alone at the dinner table while Mrs. Han was out having a meal at her daughter's home, really caused her to miss having someone to talk to during the evening. Even if the conversation took turns for the worst sometimes.
After a week of
