Elyse listened and agreed with Juls on that. Perhaps Anna had gotten a little wordy, but seemed content with the critique and deleted the message before attempting to write another. Elyse's eyes were drawn to the door before it open. Splash had spoken to her. Marta was here, and she was having a panic attack. The door then opened and Sterling was there, with a panicking Marta.
Elyse was on her feet, moving quickly to the girl. Elyse went down to her level, taking Marta's hands. Elyse quickly addressed Sterling. "Thank you, Sterling, I'll take her from here. If you could do me a quick favor, I'd appreciate it. In my locker, I have a couple of bottles of water, could you bring her one, please?" Sterling was a good kid, and assumed that she would help out.
Elyse took Marta in to the lounge. She was breathing hard and seemed like she had just come out of a daze. She took Marta and set her down in a chair at the table with Juls and Anna. Marta's head was turning, her eyes wide, trying to find something familiar to focus on. Elyse had dealt with this before.
"Look at me, look at me, look at me," Elyse sang. The notes didn't matter, only that she sang it. Elyse had been there when the wolves had given her the name Windsong, and she knew why. Marta's gaze met hers. "Marta, we need to breathe now, remember? Can you do that with me?" Marta nodded, and Anna handed her a coat which she wrapped around the girl. Splash sat down next to the chair and rested her head against Marta's leg. "Now deep breath in...and out...in...and out...
Elyse led her through the exercise, and Marta began to visibly calm. "This might sting a little, okay? Keep breathing." Marta nodded and Elyse breathed on her hands and Marta only flinched a little bit as Elyse's warm hands wiped away frozen tears. When she was calm, Elyse continued. "Can you tell me what happened?"
Marta hesitated, but spoke in a few moments. "I was walking home, and I was thinking about things, and when I looked up I didn't know where I was...
Elyse nodded. "That's okay - that sometimes happens...does Ricky know?"
Marta's breath began to speed up again. "Oh no...I forgot to tell Ricky. He's gonna be...
"Breathe, breathe," Elyse interrupted, preventing the build up of panic. "Ricky won't be mad, but we should tell him that you're with me and you're safe. Do you want me to send him a message or you?"
Marta had begun to look around, but it wasn't in panic. Her eyes briefly looked at the two women at the table, staying longer on Anna. She had seen Anna before. "You, please."
Elyse pulled out her wallet and sent Ricky a message, letting her know Marta had a panic attack, had been brought to her by Splash, and was safe. She was keeping her here to get her calm.
Elyse was on her feet, moving quickly to the girl. Elyse went down to her level, taking Marta's hands. Elyse quickly addressed Sterling. "Thank you, Sterling, I'll take her from here. If you could do me a quick favor, I'd appreciate it. In my locker, I have a couple of bottles of water, could you bring her one, please?" Sterling was a good kid, and assumed that she would help out.
Elyse took Marta in to the lounge. She was breathing hard and seemed like she had just come out of a daze. She took Marta and set her down in a chair at the table with Juls and Anna. Marta's head was turning, her eyes wide, trying to find something familiar to focus on. Elyse had dealt with this before.
"Look at me, look at me, look at me," Elyse sang. The notes didn't matter, only that she sang it. Elyse had been there when the wolves had given her the name Windsong, and she knew why. Marta's gaze met hers. "Marta, we need to breathe now, remember? Can you do that with me?" Marta nodded, and Anna handed her a coat which she wrapped around the girl. Splash sat down next to the chair and rested her head against Marta's leg. "Now deep breath in...and out...in...and out...
Elyse led her through the exercise, and Marta began to visibly calm. "This might sting a little, okay? Keep breathing." Marta nodded and Elyse breathed on her hands and Marta only flinched a little bit as Elyse's warm hands wiped away frozen tears. When she was calm, Elyse continued. "Can you tell me what happened?"
Marta hesitated, but spoke in a few moments. "I was walking home, and I was thinking about things, and when I looked up I didn't know where I was...
Elyse nodded. "That's okay - that sometimes happens...does Ricky know?"
Marta's breath began to speed up again. "Oh no...I forgot to tell Ricky. He's gonna be...
"Breathe, breathe," Elyse interrupted, preventing the build up of panic. "Ricky won't be mad, but we should tell him that you're with me and you're safe. Do you want me to send him a message or you?"
Marta had begun to look around, but it wasn't in panic. Her eyes briefly looked at the two women at the table, staying longer on Anna. She had seen Anna before. "You, please."
Elyse pulled out her wallet and sent Ricky a message, letting her know Marta had a panic attack, had been brought to her by Splash, and was safe. She was keeping her here to get her calm.