Against all odds
Especially as she observed how strained her mum was talking about it.
"You know it's an hour drive to Greenville, we should leave home before 10:00 a.m." she continued as she made herself a healthy breakfast of brown toast, avocado and boiled eggs with freshly pressed orange juice. Her mother declined when she offered her some, she just drank coffee with heavy cream.
"I have already showered, once I bring out the muffins from the oven I would get dressed, they might get burnt if I leave them unattended to."
The oven timer popped minutes later announcing that the muffin was ready, she took a clean rag from the cupboard rail, opened her oven and brought the perfectly baked muffins out. This wa