Heal (3)

"I'm home!"

I pushed the door and was greeted by the familiar smell of a great dinner.

"Wow! What's this!?"

I hurried to the kitchen and found myself gazing at the many foods on the table.

The table was laid with a lot of food. The main dish was fried fish cakes, made with mashed potatoes.

There were also mushrooms and vegetables from our garden, a huge pot of creamy soup, and freshly baked bread.

Not to mention the dessert, chocolate pudding topped with strawberry sauce.

"A-am I missing someone's birthday or something?"

I asked, dumbfounded and mom laughed softly at my statement, her expression gentle as she gestured me to sit down.

"I just thought about making something special for today."

Mom smiled as I sat down and grinned.

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

She nodded her head, taking a seat beside dad.

"How was your first day?"