“Wow... All this food looks so delicious,” Rakia said as she gazed hungrily at everything on her mother’s dining table. She even licked her lips a little with the tip of her tongue. She was really hungry now and intended to fill her stomach a lot. Rakia took a seat in one of the chairs opposite to Pedro who sat in the head of the family’s chair, while Dashtan sat in the chair beside her, Adeline sat in the chair opposite her daughter.

“Happy Birthday, Sweetie, I don’t think we’ve celebrated anything in a long time.” Adeline was visibly moved, her eyes starting to well up with tears. Rakia who...