An offer

•Matthew

I got back home before mom left for work. She was an early riser and like any other day she was ready to leave after making breakfast.

When she was placing the plate on the table, I called out to her, "Mom?"

My voice startled her and she dropped the plate, but it was saved because there was only a mere distance of a centimeter between it and the table.

"Oh Matthew?" She took a breath of relief, "You're up already? You usually sleep in."

"Yes, I was called in at work around 4 a.m. I just came back." I lied to her.

"Oh! Well." She smiled at me, "Have some breakfast then, I'll serve it, come sit down."

I walked to the chair and sat down, then placed an envelope on the table without mentioning anything about it.

"Will you be leaving again for work or are you going to catch a few hours of sleep now?" She asked me as she worked.

"I'll be leaving again." I told her, "I just came to freshen up a bit, grab something to eat and then I'll leave again."

"Oh! Okay."