02-08-2025, 05:32 PM
Elyse woke up not feeling the greatest. It wasn’t illness, but it was always a crap shoot on what her mood would be that day. She wasn’t really ever good right now, and most days it was either alright or completely falling apart. Today she was somewhere in between. She certainly wasn’t okay and found it hard to be motivated to do anything, but she wasn’t a complete wreck.
Marta had spent a second night with her and she was up before Elyse had been. A desk lamp shown on the paper she was drawing on. Marta looked up at the movement and stifled a yawn as she said ”Good morning,”. The girl was clearly still sleepy.
A few moments later, Marta came onto the bed and wrapped Elyse in a hug. ”Why are you sad?” she asked gently.
”It hasn’t been an easy week for me,” Elyse answered after a moment.
”You need to cry,” it wasn’t a question.
Elyse held Marta and cried, letting herself feel the sadnes, and after she felt better. ”Thanks, Marta,” she said, still surprised that the girl was so good at reading people. ”You really need to go back to bed.”
Marta nodded. The lack of a fight indicating just how tired the girl was. She mentioned nothing about having nightmares. There were many things that could hav caused her to have problems sleeping - some more dangerous than others. She would ask Marta about it later. Something in the girl’s scent told Elyse she was hiding something.
Elyse got dressed while Marta went back to bed. Marta’s breathing soon slowed indicating she had fallen asleep. Elyse left and went downstairs to get some breakfast. She still felt incredibly upset, but it wasn’t to the point where she wouldn’t eat. The smell hit her relatively quickly. Someone was cooking and she doubted the other kids were up yet. Maybe Hayden had come again?
When she got to the kitchen standing there wasn’t Hayden, but Nox and a baby. She blinked in surprise. She hadn’t expected to see him even though she knew he would be arriving again. If Nox was back then that meant that…she wasn’t ready for this.
Elyse took a couple of deep breaths and approached the counter, sitting down and bracing herself. ”Good morning. It’s good to see you,” she said, and it wasn’t a lie. She was glad to see him even if she knew it meant the deed would be done soon if it wasn’t done already.
Marta had spent a second night with her and she was up before Elyse had been. A desk lamp shown on the paper she was drawing on. Marta looked up at the movement and stifled a yawn as she said ”Good morning,”. The girl was clearly still sleepy.
A few moments later, Marta came onto the bed and wrapped Elyse in a hug. ”Why are you sad?” she asked gently.
”It hasn’t been an easy week for me,” Elyse answered after a moment.
”You need to cry,” it wasn’t a question.
Elyse held Marta and cried, letting herself feel the sadnes, and after she felt better. ”Thanks, Marta,” she said, still surprised that the girl was so good at reading people. ”You really need to go back to bed.”
Marta nodded. The lack of a fight indicating just how tired the girl was. She mentioned nothing about having nightmares. There were many things that could hav caused her to have problems sleeping - some more dangerous than others. She would ask Marta about it later. Something in the girl’s scent told Elyse she was hiding something.
Elyse got dressed while Marta went back to bed. Marta’s breathing soon slowed indicating she had fallen asleep. Elyse left and went downstairs to get some breakfast. She still felt incredibly upset, but it wasn’t to the point where she wouldn’t eat. The smell hit her relatively quickly. Someone was cooking and she doubted the other kids were up yet. Maybe Hayden had come again?
When she got to the kitchen standing there wasn’t Hayden, but Nox and a baby. She blinked in surprise. She hadn’t expected to see him even though she knew he would be arriving again. If Nox was back then that meant that…she wasn’t ready for this.
Elyse took a couple of deep breaths and approached the counter, sitting down and bracing herself. ”Good morning. It’s good to see you,” she said, and it wasn’t a lie. She was glad to see him even if she knew it meant the deed would be done soon if it wasn’t done already.