10-11-2024, 11:54 AM
Elyse let the time pass and washed her face. She likely wouldn’t be able to completely hide the fact that she’d be crying. It would be embarrassing, but she’d survive. She took a deep breath and pulled her sleeve back down to cover the tattoo. Right now it was there - but if she didn’t see it she could pretend it wasn’t.
Elyse grabbed her coat and exited the bathroom, not putting it back on. As she went back to the table, she was surprised to find that they had acquired someone else in her absence. She sat down, Anna asking if she was okay.
”I’ll be fine,” Elyse said, offering Anna a smile. Anna’s returned smile said that she trusted Elyse on this. ”What happened here?” she turned to face their newcomer - a college student by the look of her clothing. ”Im Elyse.”
Elyse grabbed her coat and exited the bathroom, not putting it back on. As she went back to the table, she was surprised to find that they had acquired someone else in her absence. She sat down, Anna asking if she was okay.
”I’ll be fine,” Elyse said, offering Anna a smile. Anna’s returned smile said that she trusted Elyse on this. ”What happened here?” she turned to face their newcomer - a college student by the look of her clothing. ”Im Elyse.”