Odette was worried she might have been misunderstood and quickly added, "Violette, whether he shows up or not is his call, but you have to! You're my best friend, if you don't come, I might not even want to get married."
Violette responded, "I will."
Odette breathed a sigh of relief, "Great! I heard about your leg. Is it better now? I've been wanting to reach out... I know about the Elijah thing. I didn't contact you because I was worried about your mood."
Violette replied, "My leg is much better."
Odette said, "That's good. Let's go shopping tomorrow!"
Violette glanced at her injured leg and said, "Maybe it's not that much better." The bandage on the wound had been removed, revealing a scabbed yet still gruesome wound.
Thankfully, she bought a long skirt before, which could cover the wound.
Odette reassured her, "I’ll come see you tomorrow. Don't worry, I won't ask about you and Elijah."
Violette agreed, "Alright."
The first thing the next morning, Odette was already there before the kids headed off to kindergarten. She brought not only fruits, snacks, toys, and new clothes but also a big bag of breakfast.
Violette was shocked.
"Odette, this is too much... Rita told me that when I was away, you visited them every day, and brought them toys and snacks..."
"That's something I should do!" Odette handed her the breakfast, then lifted her skirt to take a look, sighing in sympathy, "Oh my god! Such a big wound!"
Violette said, "It doesn't hurt much now."
Odette exclaimed, "I can't believe it! This is the first time I've seen someone hurt themselves so badly for love." Not daring to say more, she took the toys and new clothes she bought to the kids.
"Sweeties, are you two off to school now?"
"Aunty Odette, I wish you were getting married today so I wouldn't have to go to school." Rita, with her backpack on, was not too keen on going to school.
"Sweetie, why don't you want to go to school?"
"Because I want to stay home and play with Mommy," Rita answered honestly.
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