(Author’s POV)
After that message from Fabian, Myra went to attend her remained classes and the day ended rather uneventfully.
Later, around four, when her last class was over, she saw a message from Yelena, "I will be going home, first ...." Myra checked the time and it was sent nearly an hour ago.
She didn’t think much of it and strolled back to her house. But, when she returned back home, she smelled a weird, acrid odor. Rushing inside her place, she saw Yelena was wrestling inside the kitchen with an uncooked turkey. She was punching the ingredients inside it rather than stuffing it. There were chopped vegetables all over the counter, the herbs and spices were spilled as well. All in all, it looked untidy and quite messy ...... chaotic.
Yelena looked at Myra, "You are home," and gave her a brief smile. Her forehead covered in dried flour.
"What the heck happened here? What are you doing, Yelena?" Myra voiced her concerned.
Yelena laughed awkwardly and spoke, "You made breakfast today and Aunt Sandra and Uncle William make our meals all the time, so I wanted to make dinner for tonight," she looked around her and then added in a low, apologetic voice, "It looks a bit messy but I will clean up after this. I already made baked eggplants after watching it on youtube," saying this, she stood with her hands behind her back. "And now, this damn turkey is going to get cooked." She kept the turkey in preheated microwave and closed the door.
Myra strode forward, her expression unreadable. Yelena gulped down hard, she thought her friend would definitely scold her for creating such a mess in her house.
"Show me your hand," Myra muttered, sternly, while extended her palm.
"It’s covered in dough for the pita bread and spices. It will get on your hands and clothes, probably leave a stain," Yelena mumbled while avoiding eye contact.
Myra was losing her patience, she herself grabbed Yelena’s hand from behind and asked, while showing her, her wrist, covered in red, unsightly blisters, "Why are you so careless, Yelena? You got injured and you still want to make dinner for everyone. Go and sit on the couch. I will bring the first aid kit," her voice was loud, reprimanding.
Yelena compliantly followed Myra’s words and made her way towards the sofa. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
She settled their, with her shoulders slumped, her eyes downcast as she stared at her burnt wrist. She seemed a bit dejected, crestfallen, which was quite unusual of her.
With her hand on her temples, Myra sighed, shook her head and walked towards the other side to grab the first aid kit.
She seated beside Yelena and uttered, her voice gentle, "I am sorry for how I spoke earlier. I just got worried while seeing you in that state. You don’t have to go through all this. I know you aren’t accustomed to make meals for more than two people." She applied the soothing ointment carefully on the affected part as Yelena hissed, she was clearly in pain. "How did this happen? I am sure, the last time I was at your apartment, you could cook. So, why this tussling and rumpus?"
Yelena scratched the back of her neck in embarrassment and confessed, "I was taking out the eggplants for the microwave and accidentally touched the tray directly."
"You are mostly careful. So, what’s bothering you?" Myra was quick to ask. She could tell something must have happened.
"No~ .... Nothing is bothering me. What would even happen? It is just like I sai~" Yelena mumbled while averting her gaze once again.


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