“Honey, are you okay?” Nina asked her daughter softly, noticing a subtle change in her demeanor.
Natalie looked up at her, her eyes lacking her usual spark “yes mum, why?”
Nina’s maternal instinct kicked in. Something was off, and if she was being honest with her self, something has been off for a while now “Nothing sweetie, just checking.” Nina smiled.
Natalie’s response was curt, she wasn’t her usual self, she wasn’t chatty and bubbly as usual, today she was dull. Something was wrong with her, but Nina knew better than to press the issue.
If Natalie said she was fine, then she had to believe she was fine. She hoped that some day Natalie would be confident enough to open up to her.
She wondered a lot of things, like where was Natalie getting the money for her treatment?, what does
