Chapter 68: Birthday Date

Zofi and Luke catch their breath upon reaching the entrance of the restaurant.

“We should freshen up first before we meet them. I’m getting ready for a full lecture from my mother so you should be ready to,” she told Luke.

“Maybe if we looked haggard she would be more understanding,” he said.

“You don’t know her. Go wash your face first,” she said.

Hundreds of thoughts come running in Zofi’s head. Explaining how they lost Danica is a big challenge.

“Ready?” she asked Luke as he came out of the men’s room.

The two walk slowly to their reserved table. Contrary to what they thought, her mother is in high spirit.

Danica looks like she’s happy too. There’s no hint of what happened in the early part of the day.

The two look at each other. Everyone in the table is happy but there’s one she doesn’t remember inviting to this dinner.

“Why are here?” she asked Jiro who’s sitting in front of her mother.

Jiro looks uneasy.

“Hey, that’s not how you greet a guest,” her mother said