Another date

"Apa,"I whispered. "Mei eat your food," Mom ordered. I looked at dad but he wasn't looking my way. "Apa, I am sorry," I said. "Mei eat your food," Dad said this time. I nodded and stuffed a piece of meat in my mouth. I stared at the spaghetti in my plates and played around with it. I had lost my appetite, all I wanted to do was go back to my room. The last time I got scolded by my parents I was ten and I tore my dress while playing in then garden.

"You can go have your dinner in your room," Dad excused. I shook my head and remained seated. "I will eat here, don't worry about me," I said and ate a spoonful of spaghetti. "It's delicious," I said. Dad nodded and i forced a smile on my face. The atmosphere was making it so hard for me to swallow.

"Mei if you want o go to your room, you can leave," Dad offered but I rejected his offer again. "If you don't want to eat again, that's fine," Dad said. "It's fine," I said and to prove it to him, I ate another spoonful of spaghetti and smile