01-07-2025, 12:15 AM
Marta watched the video that Sterling showed her. It wasn’t often that she watched videos - she liked movies, but tended to stick to ones that really interested her - usually ones with superheroes. But she had to admit - this was pretty neat. The girls wore very little, but that didn’t matter to Marta.
When Nut came out, Marta’s eyes widened. She hit the video to pause it and zoomed in on his face. This was Nox. With the odd blue light and face paint it was hard to tell, but she had seen him. Marta knew she had seen his face before, and it had not been on a screen. She stared at the image, before closing her eyes, trying to remember where. Then it came to her. Mexico - Ricky’s bar. She needed help with school work and came downstairs. There was a man at the bar, drinking a beer. Marta had looked at him, got help with her homework, and left. But that man’s face - it was the same as this one’s. And his name was Nox.
”Mexico…” Marta said. That time in Mexico had beeen bad. She had just began to trust Ricky, but she felt the panic rising again.
Her breathing quickened until she felt a brush against her leg. Marta looked down to see Splash there, she petted her head in thanks. Marta’s face was wet, she hadn’t realized she had started crying. She wiped her face, feeling a little embarrassed, but glad Splash had prevented the panic attack.
Marta’s mouth opened, wanting to say more - wanting to say what had upset her. She trusted Sterling, but she felt exposed in front of the whole group. She needed to talk. She needed to trust. ”Can we go somewhere? Alone? I need to say something, but too many people.”
When Nut came out, Marta’s eyes widened. She hit the video to pause it and zoomed in on his face. This was Nox. With the odd blue light and face paint it was hard to tell, but she had seen him. Marta knew she had seen his face before, and it had not been on a screen. She stared at the image, before closing her eyes, trying to remember where. Then it came to her. Mexico - Ricky’s bar. She needed help with school work and came downstairs. There was a man at the bar, drinking a beer. Marta had looked at him, got help with her homework, and left. But that man’s face - it was the same as this one’s. And his name was Nox.
”Mexico…” Marta said. That time in Mexico had beeen bad. She had just began to trust Ricky, but she felt the panic rising again.
Her breathing quickened until she felt a brush against her leg. Marta looked down to see Splash there, she petted her head in thanks. Marta’s face was wet, she hadn’t realized she had started crying. She wiped her face, feeling a little embarrassed, but glad Splash had prevented the panic attack.
Marta’s mouth opened, wanting to say more - wanting to say what had upset her. She trusted Sterling, but she felt exposed in front of the whole group. She needed to talk. She needed to trust. ”Can we go somewhere? Alone? I need to say something, but too many people.”