08-21-2014, 11:44 AM
Aria could hear the happiness in his voice. He was glad she called, and that alone made her happy, and the shadows inside abated. Not gone, but the more Lucas talked, and basically gave her a pep talk she hadn't known she needed, the better she felt.
Aria was able to sit up. The pain in her shoulder radiated through her body, but she didn't capture it, or hold on it until it was too much, she pushed it away. Aria really didn't care what he said, but she was glad he'd said what he had. The world seemed better - brighter. He gave her the credit for what she knew had only been possible because she'd let him in. Given him insider knowledge to what no one knew. He didn't know all and Aria frowned, thankful he wasn't in the room with her.
When he finally answered her question her smile brightened. She'd never actually made someone happy like that. Aria stood up and walked to the landing of her apartment and looked down the stairs. The shop keep was picking himself up off the bottom landing. He glanced up at Aria and shook her off. "I'm fine."
Aria nodded and walked back into her room. She heard him mutter something, but he hadn't come up the stairs. Lucas asked her if she wanted to go to Mass with him. Her heart stopped. And she swallowed. She hadn't been to Mass in months, much less confession. Aria spoke tentatively. "Yeah. Sure."
Aria put her hand on her shoulder, she had a lot of cleaning up to do. "I have a few things to do before I can go. What time?"
It felt better saying yes, than she thought it would. She wasn't struck down with lightning, that was a good fact, but entirely out of perspective since she knew that once upon a time a 'god' would and could do that.
Aria felt the back of her shoulder and winced. At least there was an exit wound, it would be far easier to handle herself. She just hoped that it went clean through. She hoped that Lucas wouldn't notice too much as she distracted herself with looking for the slug.
Aria was able to sit up. The pain in her shoulder radiated through her body, but she didn't capture it, or hold on it until it was too much, she pushed it away. Aria really didn't care what he said, but she was glad he'd said what he had. The world seemed better - brighter. He gave her the credit for what she knew had only been possible because she'd let him in. Given him insider knowledge to what no one knew. He didn't know all and Aria frowned, thankful he wasn't in the room with her.
When he finally answered her question her smile brightened. She'd never actually made someone happy like that. Aria stood up and walked to the landing of her apartment and looked down the stairs. The shop keep was picking himself up off the bottom landing. He glanced up at Aria and shook her off. "I'm fine."
Aria nodded and walked back into her room. She heard him mutter something, but he hadn't come up the stairs. Lucas asked her if she wanted to go to Mass with him. Her heart stopped. And she swallowed. She hadn't been to Mass in months, much less confession. Aria spoke tentatively. "Yeah. Sure."
Aria put her hand on her shoulder, she had a lot of cleaning up to do. "I have a few things to do before I can go. What time?"
It felt better saying yes, than she thought it would. She wasn't struck down with lightning, that was a good fact, but entirely out of perspective since she knew that once upon a time a 'god' would and could do that.
Aria felt the back of her shoulder and winced. At least there was an exit wound, it would be far easier to handle herself. She just hoped that it went clean through. She hoped that Lucas wouldn't notice too much as she distracted herself with looking for the slug.