"Alia, you have to persuade Kia to talk to us, you have to tell her that we regret it very much, whatever it is, to listen to us or talk to us again."
"Do you really regret it, though?" Alia didn't want to sound like she was reprimanding her parents, but she was genuinely questioning their intentions. If they were truly sorry, maybe she could talk about it with Kia, now that the relationship between the two of them had gotten a lot better than before.
However, they must know that they couldn't impose their will as all that couldn't be solved in a day or two. This whole reconciling thing would take a lot of time and patience.
"Mother, are you really sorry?" asked Alia hopefully and held her mother's hand, looking at her intently. "Did you really mean what you said?"
"Of course." Amber nodded. She then sat on the edge of the bed, together with Alia, while Lyle stood in the doorway, but he didn't say anything.
