Elyse considered Nez’s question, but before she could respond that she didn’t know, someone called her name. Elyse looked to see a girl running towards her. Elyse looked as Marta hugged her, making sure Ricky was around and had seen where she had gone. Marta had always been small. Ricky had told her the girl’s tragic story, but now she had grown. She had filled out in healthy way, looking less thin as she had before. Elyse also knew the girl was wolf kin like she was, but like Elyse’s, her true eye color was hidden behind contact lenses.
”Marta! So good to see you! she said, letting go of the hug too look at her. ”How are you today?”
Elyse had barely spoken the words when Marta responded. ”Good! I had an appointment with the counselor today and the. We came here, and I got a Wonder Woman,” Marta raised the comic book to show Elyse. ”Oh! And I’m going to real school now instead of online school. And they’re having a play, so I auditioned and I got a part!”
Marta’s eyes hadn’t left Elyse the whole time, and it wouldn’t have surprised Elyse if the girl hadn’t even noticed the people around her. Marta could get tunnel vision. ”That’s great! I’m so very proud of you! You’ll have to tell me when it is so I can come see it!”
Marta beamed at her as Ricky came up behind her. ”Marta,” he said. He gave a quick glance to the table as she looked up at him.
”Oh I’m sorry to interrupt! she said looking at all the people table individually. ”I was just excited to see my friend.” Elyse noticed her gaze lingered longer on Anna. Elyse wouldn’t have been surprised if this was the first time Marta had seen another woman that looked like her since she left Mexico.
”Marta, we have to get going.
”But, dad…”
”You have homework to do and then we have to go to practice for your play,” Ricky’s voice was patient, and Elyse could see the understanding in Marta’s eyes as she nodded. ”aalways good to see you Elyse - dinner this Sunday?” Elyse nodded to confirm. ”Have a great day - all of you!” Ricky waved a hand, the motion only a little awkward as he was holding a cup of coffee.
Marta took a cup of orange juice from Ricky. ”Bye!” Marta said, waving and looking once again at everyone at the table. Once again her gaze lingering a little longer on Anna.
The pair left, and Elyse smiled as she turned back to the group. ”Im very popular today.”
”Marta! So good to see you! she said, letting go of the hug too look at her. ”How are you today?”
Elyse had barely spoken the words when Marta responded. ”Good! I had an appointment with the counselor today and the. We came here, and I got a Wonder Woman,” Marta raised the comic book to show Elyse. ”Oh! And I’m going to real school now instead of online school. And they’re having a play, so I auditioned and I got a part!”
Marta’s eyes hadn’t left Elyse the whole time, and it wouldn’t have surprised Elyse if the girl hadn’t even noticed the people around her. Marta could get tunnel vision. ”That’s great! I’m so very proud of you! You’ll have to tell me when it is so I can come see it!”
Marta beamed at her as Ricky came up behind her. ”Marta,” he said. He gave a quick glance to the table as she looked up at him.
”Oh I’m sorry to interrupt! she said looking at all the people table individually. ”I was just excited to see my friend.” Elyse noticed her gaze lingered longer on Anna. Elyse wouldn’t have been surprised if this was the first time Marta had seen another woman that looked like her since she left Mexico.
”Marta, we have to get going.
”But, dad…”
”You have homework to do and then we have to go to practice for your play,” Ricky’s voice was patient, and Elyse could see the understanding in Marta’s eyes as she nodded. ”aalways good to see you Elyse - dinner this Sunday?” Elyse nodded to confirm. ”Have a great day - all of you!” Ricky waved a hand, the motion only a little awkward as he was holding a cup of coffee.
Marta took a cup of orange juice from Ricky. ”Bye!” Marta said, waving and looking once again at everyone at the table. Once again her gaze lingering a little longer on Anna.
The pair left, and Elyse smiled as she turned back to the group. ”Im very popular today.”