"U-Uhm… Hi?" Anna said nervously.
Aphrodite's eyes widened, "Anna!?" She called happily.
Brandon looked between the two, "I should leave you two alone." He said and gave Anna a 'Be gentle.' smile and motioned for her to come in, in which she did. Brandon then closed the door behind him and left a mother and a daughter in an awkward silence.
Anna and Aphrodite stood in the room with a huge distance between each other. It was a really awkward silence as both avoided eye contact. Anna looked around, trying to distract herself while Aphrodite scratched the back of her neck. "So…?" Anna said weirdly.
"So…" Aphrodite said with a nervous smile. God! I'm a stupid mother! So! Is that what all I can say?! Aphrodite thought and mentally facepalmed.
"U-Uhm… I-uh… I'm just…" Anna stammered. God damn it! This is really awkward! How should I tell her that I'm sorry and didn't mean what I said!?
"A-Anna... I… W-Would you like a seat, first?" She asked with an unsure smile that came out more like a wince. Would you like a seat?... Am I inviting her to dinner or something!? Aphrodite thought angrily at her lack of words. How should I tell her that I'm sorry and didn't mean what I said!? Aphrodite thought and didn't knew that this was exactly what was Anna thinking of.
"Y-Yes… Of course." Anna said and both went to the table and sat on the chairs. Can it get any weirder?! Anna thought.
Can it get any harder?! Aphrodite thought as another awkward silence fell between the two. Anna drummed her fingers on her knees nervously, while Aphrodite sat straight and proud like a queen, yet on the inside she was more nervous than Anna and her heart was racing.
I should speak to her first! They both thought in unison.
They both took a deep breath before they looked into each other's eyes and-
"I need to tell you something!" They both said quickly in unison and their eyes widened.
"O-Okay, you first!"
"No, you!"
"Okay, me!"
"No! I-I mean… You start!... All what I wanna say is…I didn't mean what I said and…" They both trailed off, then, "I'm sorry!" They gasped and stood up, then, "What?!... But I was-… And you were-…"
"Can we stop speaking at the same time and start listening to me?" Aphrodite finally said and tried to stifle a smile but failed. She gestured for Anna to sit down.
Anna smiled shyly, "Sorry…" She said awkwardly then sat down.
Aphrodite gave her daughter a warm smile and sat. She took a deep slow breath, then, "Anna… I'm… I'm so sorry about what I told you before. I… I-I swear I didn't mean any of it."
"But you said-"
"I know what I said!" Aphrodite suddenly cut off, angry at herself. She closed her eyes for a second then opened them to stare right into Anna's eyes, then she leaned forward and took Anna's hand in hers. "You listen to me, now. You are my daughter. You are brave, kind, sweet and gorgeous. You had the great courage to walk right into that dungeon to save a woman you never even met before." Aphrodite knew better than this. "You didn't care about the consequences. You cared about one thing… and its Justice. You saw how Elsa was being mistreated…" She winced at the memory, then, "You would have sacrificed your own life to save hers. You were very brave that even when we told you not to go… You couldn't just leave Elsa there because you knew how much she needed you and that no one but you would be able to help her. You are smart and funny and everyone loves you. And after what Elsa h-had been through… I have seen with my own two eyes how she trusted you. You have promised her protection… And you succeeded." She felt a bit sad. Something I failed to do. "You are strong because you know what's right and when you see an opportunity to be good, you run for it and never hesitate…" She trailed off and smirked, "Even though you're sometimes stubborn and headstrong." She said and tapped Anna's nose in which resulted in making Anna giggle. "You have done things I couldn't do myself. I wanted to tell you how much I'm proud of you, Anna." Anna was now at the edge of tears. "I don't care what you choose to be, whether a thief, a knight, a dancer or a horrible baker…" Aphrodite said with a giggle, "I know one thing. That you are doing what you're doing with good intentions. I have a great daughter with the warmest heart… And I'm so proud of her that I couldn't ask for anything else." Aphrodite finished.
