The presence in her room

Mia made her way to her mother's eatery, where the comforting aroma of home-cooked meals enveloped her. She found her mother serving a customer, her smile widening upon seeing her.

"Mia, sweetheart! How was your day in school?" Elizabeth smiled warmly as her daughter walked into the eatery.

"It was fine, Mom." Mia replied with a smile of her own and took a seat on one of the chairs in the eatery. She watched as her mother exchanged a few words with her custumers before walking back towards her.

Wiping her hands on her apron, Elizabeth said, "Good to hear. You hungry? I can fix you something."

"Not right now. I just wanted to check on you."

As usual Elizabeth's expression looked concern as she noticed a little weariness in her daughter's expression. "Everything okay, dear?"