“This tastes really good Raya. Where did you to cook these?” Claire said as she savored down the delicious meal Raya served her.
Raya smiled. “It's just something I whipped up..from a cookbook.”
Claire paused her eating, she stared Raya in the face for a while. Raya stared back and in an instant, they both burst out laughing.
“Tell me you're kidding,” Claire said, still laughing.
“I'm not. I found this cookbook in my stepdad's room. He never taught me to cook, so I look up recipes from the book.”
Claire watched Raya keenly as she spoke. She felt sorry for Raya, growing up without a mother, Claire couldn't imagine what Raya went through as a kid. While Claire pondered on her thoughts, she noticed a bruise on Raya's arm, she was certain she hadn't seen that bruise on Raya before and wo
