Two weeks passed seamlessly, at which time a thick uncomfortable atmosphere existed in the rented house of the Thebes.
The neighbours had gossiped non-stop about the incident and attitude of Monic. But they were grateful to Monic for rejecting the gifts, and so they ended up getting cloths to sew new clothes, and some got expensive snacks and foodstuffs that they had not tasted in a long time or even tasted before.
Flora was somewhat the unfortunate one as she was stuck between the mother and daughter's silent quarrel within this time. The duo were engaged in a cold war that made the tiny house feel even smaller than it was.
