That evening, Valerie had dinner with Mariam. Tiana said she had somewhere to be so she left. Grampa Leo got called as well, so it was just Mariam and Valerie.
"How is it?" Mariam asked and Valerie nodded. "Do you think you can eat more?"
"I think I'm okay with this." Valerie said, pushing the half-eaten food aside. "I've had enough."
"Alright. Don't push yourself too much." Mariam said in a caring tone and Valerie smiled at her.
"Don't you have somewhere to be?" Valerie asked. "I saw you got called earlier."
"Oh, that. It's not that important." Mariam said but from the looks of it, it was indeed important. "It's late, we can fix any issues tomorrow. Right now, there's no one here by your side so I'll stay here."
"If that's why you want to stay then just go. I actually..." She sighed. "I want to be alone for a while so... Go do your thing."
Mariam looked at her sadly and then nodded.
