Something off

Derek and Ava had to postpone their vacation by another two weeks because Derek had to deal with some stuff at work urgently.

At Harper’s request, they got permission from the parents of her new best friend in school, a little girl named Amy, to take their daughter along with them on a three-day trip to Disneyland for Harper’s birthday.

Amy’s mother came with them, and she, in turn, invited Harper to Amy’s birthday party, which was going to be held a few days after they got back from vacation.

Finally, the new scheduled date of their vacation arrived, and of they went for it. The novelty of the long-awaited vacation was drastically reduced for Ava because she was suddenly feeling a little under the weather.

She wasn’t about to ruin the experience for her daughter, or even Derek, so she took some pills, plastered a smile on her face, and pretended like she was fine.

She and Derek hadn't gone out together in public since they became cool with each other again, and so Ava had all but for