02-21-2018, 06:22 AM
She was glad when he'd gone.
A little relief peeled off her, mixed with the reaction she absorbed from Elias. The distance he held himself away sunk her heart. She knew it would be dangerous, but the way he said it sounded too much like the way her uncle spoke in the months before he finally abandoned her. Asha folded her arms about herself, but let her senses freewheel out to those wandering the exhibits rather than dwell on her own emotions. Curiosity bounced back. Some boredom too. Easy sentiments.
She nodded to his suggestion that they leave. "I couldn't feel him, El. Not at all. Not the whole time he was here."
A little relief peeled off her, mixed with the reaction she absorbed from Elias. The distance he held himself away sunk her heart. She knew it would be dangerous, but the way he said it sounded too much like the way her uncle spoke in the months before he finally abandoned her. Asha folded her arms about herself, but let her senses freewheel out to those wandering the exhibits rather than dwell on her own emotions. Curiosity bounced back. Some boredom too. Easy sentiments.
She nodded to his suggestion that they leave. "I couldn't feel him, El. Not at all. Not the whole time he was here."