SEVENTY SIX-- DOOM

That night, mom returned home at half past 8pm in her car, with my sisters and a truckload of household essentials. She finished work at 6pm everyday and her workplace was only thirty five minutes away, so she was definitely late. "Sorry, darling. I couldn't reach you. We went shopping, okay?" She said to me, and I nodded, helping her with the bags. My sister's came to hug me too. We were so close now. "Here", she said, handing me a small blue bag which contained a brand new pair of sportwears. "I see you like basketball so much even though you don't play. I hope this will encourage you to give it a try. I think you're tall enough, Ariana" she smiled. She looked happy, and my worries of the whole day vanished upon noticing her nice mood. I thought she probably ran into Jack in town or something. But would she be this happy seeing Jack after a long time, especially after their break-up? "Thank you for the gift" I said. All went okay and fine throughout that day, until the next day.