Family Matters

Caring For Mama

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"Why can't I see Mama?" Eri asked in concern. She, Midoriya, and Hagakure were standing outside Uraraka's door, which was closed.

"Because she's not feeling well and doesn't want anyone to get sick, sweetie," Hagakure said. Almost on cue, a loud sneeze echoed from the opposite side of the door.

"U-Uraraka's sick?" Midoriya asked in a worried tone. "Do we call Recovery Girl? What if it's the flu and it's serious? Maybe I could contact Iida. No, that wouldn't work since he's off having coffee with Hatsume. Maybe there's some sort of medicine we can use to help her illness go down. Let me think; we have flu medicine, pain killers, cough medicine-"

"Papa!" Eri exclaimed. "You're doing that thing again."

"S-Sorry," Midoriya said, scratching the back of his head, "force of habit."

"I wouldn't worry too much, Midoriya," Hagakure said. "She said it's just a slight fever. It should be gone within a few days."

"Well that's a relief," Midoriya said with a sigh. With that, he and Hagakure left Uraraka's door.

Eri, however, had stayed behind and continued to stand outside the door. After a few minutes, Momo came by and stopped when she noticed Eri. "Eri?" she asked in concern. "Is everything okay?"

"Oh, everything's fine, Auntie Momo. It's just..." Eri paused and her features saddened. "I just wish there was a way for me to help Mama get better."

Momo placed a finger underneath her lower lip and she thought about Eri's predicament. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head and a smile grew on her face. "Why not make her a get-well card?" she said.

"A get-well card?" Eri asked in confusion.

Chuckling a little at Eri's innocence, Momo explained. "It's a card you give to someone wishing them the best when they're either sick or recovering from something. You can either buy them at the store or you can make one yourself." She then leaned in and whispered, "Personally, I find that homemade cards are the best to give. It shows that you care deeply about that person and that you wish them well."

"Oh," Eri said in understanding. Just then, an idea popped into her head and she grinned. "Thanks, Auntie Momo," Eri said before she ran off downstairs. Momo only smiled back and waved back.

Eri ran to Midoriya's room, where she grabbed construction paper, markers, colored pencils, and other craft tools. She then carefully carried them down to the main floor into the living room, where she set the supplies down on the coffee table. Taking up a sheet of cardboard paper in one hand and a marker in the other, Eri began to work.

"What are you working on, Eri?" Midoriya's voice called out from the kitchen.

"I'm making Mama a get-well card," Eri said, glancing over at Midoriya. It was then that she noticed him standing over the kitchen stove looking into a pot and stirring something with a wooden spoon. "What are you doing, Papa?" she asked.

"Well," Midoriya said with a small smile, "I'm making some Zosui. It's got chicken, mushrooms, some vegetables, noodles, and a few spices. It's supposed to help you when you're sick."

"Really?" Eri stopped what she was doing and walked over to the kitchen. She then brought up a stepping stool to stand on until her head stood over the countertop.

"Yep," Midoriya said. "I'm actually using a recipe that my mom used to make whenever I was sick."

"Grandma would make that for you?" Eri pointed at the black pot. Midoriya stiffened for a second; he had almost forgotten that Eri kept calling his mother 'Grandma'.