Mama

"No. Caleb dirtied my dress just now." Laila came up with a lie, as she sat back on the table. 

"I see." Agatha didn't pay much attention and motioned her head in understanding. 

"Is the tree house in the hills still there?" Agatha asked as her tone shifted in excitement. 

"I have not visited since you got married. Going there alone is not really interesting and fun."  Laila remarked, reminiscing about the old days. 

"It's been almost a decade since I last went there…" Agatha blurted out, not thinking much.

"A decade?" It was only at Laila's question that Agatha realized how big of a blunder she caused. 

"I mean it feels like a decade since I visited the place." Agatha cleared up with a peal of nervous laughter. 

"Yeah. You seem changed. You are acting more mature and how should I say it? You look more like a woman who has been married for a long time." Laila notices the clear changes in her friend.