Dana stood in front of a small house in the Lithium Mines housing complex, smiling at Karl's mother.
"Well, who do we have here? Come in, I will put tea on. This must be your mother. It's a pleasure to meet you, Madam."
Dana's mother smiled. "You can call me Wendy, we're to be family, it seems."
Karl's mother smiled back at the haggard woman with her messy brown curls, so much like her daughter's.
"The government assigned us new identities so that we weren't immediately linked to our son, who apparently has a knack for causing trouble.
But you can call us Jake and Ella.
Now, did you prefer tea or strong black coffee? There isn't often milk available at the company store, but we might be able to get some." She asked.
"Black coffee is good, thank you Ella." Dana replied with a smile, while Wendy looked confused.
"Does your son not send money back? It must be such a hardship living in a tiny mining town." She asked.
