Proceed to day 5

Day 5.

The morning went as usual, with everyone busy with their own agendas. I was the only one that noticed mom acted a bit differently today. She was humming to radio music, preparing breakfast for everyone with extra effort put into it. And sandwiches were already prepared. I knew she was visiting her dentist, she had an awful lot of problems with teeth apparently, but who would act so happy about it? I decided to find out.

• "Hey mom?"
• "Yes Lucy, is everything tasty?"
• "Umm yes, I was just wondering if you have any interesting plans for today."
• "Oh, you know, the usual, I need to do some groceries, clean the house, go to the dentist, call your aunt. Nothing special."
• "And how are your dentist visits going on? Everything all right?"
• "Yes, yes. Why wouldn't it be darling?"
• "You have great humor today, I was just wondering what helped you?"
• "Sometimes you just get up with a right leg. I am just making the most of it."

My mom left me wondering about the mystical source of her happiness. For sure it was weird. Maybe she was on some kind of drug, or she finally set up a date with dad. They seemed so distant nowadays. Anyway, it seemed like there was no way to pull it out of her.