[I will be attending the party next Saturday. Tell Mike to add me to the list.]
Emilia had to blink several times to make sure she was reading it properly. She had been short of sleep lately. So she must have read wrong.
[I will be attending the party next Saturday. Tell Mike to add me to the list.]
Nope, it was right. She was reading the message correctly. She had enough sleep and food, hence this was right. But she had to read to make sure of who it came from.
Mama.
Damn. Their mom was going to the party. That means, so were her other siblings. Knowing that her Ate would be there as a date for their guest, makes things a bit complicated.
Mike must have noticed something was off. He stood up from where he was sitting down here and approached Emilia and asked, "What's up, kiddo?"