There's so much I want to tell you
There's so much I wanted to say
I wonder to myself
If I still have the time to say it
I wondered to myself
Yet time still slipped me by
And I could only ponder
If I had let it all fade away
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Mei looked down at the heat stove in front of her, visible black markings still scorched along the edges of the stove.
She couldn't quite scrub it off after yesterday.
She gave the dark streak a lingering stare, the image of the burning pan flashed through her mind before she let out a soft sigh, shutting her eyes as she let the image fade from her head. Refocusing back to the actual burner itself, she promptly turned the knob, igniting it as she carefully adjusted the flame to an appropriate level.
Moving along, she placed a small black pan onto the burner, letting it heat up before coating the black surface with a thin layer of oil. Letting the oil to heat up from the fire for a bit, she turned her attention onto the small bowl on the counter, a mixture of whisked eggs with some light seasonings added.
Carefully lifting the bowl over, she gave the contents inside it a slight whirl before leaning the bowl over the pan, letting the mixed egg yolk pour out from the round edge before settling into the hot surface of the pan.
As she continued to adjust the fire properly to ensure the heat was just enough to cook the eggs but not burn it, at the same time stirring the thin layer of the yolk with a pair of chopsticks, her ears picked up light footsteps echoing from behind her.
Taking her eyes off the pan for a moment, she turned her head backwards and saw Kiana standing at the far end of the table, having changed out yesterday's clothes with the ones she placed on the bed for her this morning; a simple blue shirt and shorts.
Her hair was tied up in a small ponytail that rested behind her head, the girl's eyes drifting over to look at Mei with a hard-to-read expression.
"...Morning," she then muttered, a simple greeting that while devoid of any real energy, still earned a genuine look of surprise on Mei's face.
Her mouth slightly agape, staring intently at Kiana as she processed what she just heard.
Then, the light shock faded, leaving her to give Kiana a warm smile.
"Good morning, Kiana," she gently greeted the girl in turn. "Did you sleep well?"
Kiana lightly nodded at her question, her footsteps resumed its light echo as she made her way over to the table, finding her same old seat from yesterday.
Mei watched as Kiana sat down before she felt content to turn her head back to the pan. Her smile dissipated quickly however when she realized the pan was starting to smoke a bit, quickly turning the knob all the way down as she took the pan off the burner, letting it rest on the hard surface counter.
She checked the now cooked omelet, feeling a pang of relief that it wasn't completely burnt, although still a bit scorched underneath it. She carefully pushed the omelet out from the pan and onto a small plate, before setting the pan aside as she made her way over to Kiana along with it.
As Mei quietly set the plate in front of her, the girl's cobalt pupils dilated a little, a notable look of surprise spread through her face. The expression brought a small smile back to Mei, who promptly moved a bit away as she answered what the girl was likely thinking in her head.
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