"That sucks. I'm sorry," Elena murmured sincerely. Elena couldn't imagine what Dominique was going through. She knew her simple murmured condolences wouldn't make everything better, but she hoped that she could make the girl feel better. Nobody deserved to be depressed. Especially on the holidays.
Elena watched the potatoes plop in the water and let out another mystified murmur. "My mom taught me how to cook too. I wish I had learned more from her while I had the chance. She and my dad died in a horrible car crash last year."