VESSEL

III    “Ma, you should be resting, I didn’t hear you come in” Ivie smiled as she took the remaining cookie dough ice-cream from the fridge and gestured to Rita to join her. “And you shouldn’t be cleaning my apartment Ivie, you have done so much already”. Rita smiled as she made sure to put the blankets in the washing machine right across the hallway that led to the balcony overseeing the glittering five-star resort. She took the spoon her boss offered and dug right into the sumptuous ice-cream. “And I intend to do more Ma, don’t try to stop me” Ivie laughed as she put her hands up in surrender. Ivie made sure they had settled on a couch as they watched the final episode of Reasonable Doubt. "I will like to take you up on your offer," "What offer, Ma" "I will love to attend service with you this week, if you don't mind," Rita could not hide her joy, she leaped out of her seat and yelped. Ivie laughed heartily and stared at her assistant who recently was