01-07-2025, 04:37 PM
Marta sniffled and the tears were still rolling down her face, but the panic was in check. She didn’t agree with Sterling - she was messed up and broken, and she would take time to be fixed. Marta had a feeling the after effects would be something she’d deal with her entire life.
Marta stood up and hugged Sterling, crying into her shoulder. She dealt with her own pain, but it broke her heart to know these kids had struggled with horrors too. She couldn’t comprehend what they went through. For her, the monsters were people. It sounded like they had dealt with the real deal.
”That sounds terrible,” she said, turning her head slightly so she wasn’t speaking into Sterling’s shoulder. ”I didn’t know Elyse had moved again. You really think I’m safe here?”
The last question she asked was because her mind needed the confirmation. She knew she was safe here, but Marta was afraid. She almost always was. There was one fear that kept cropping up. Elyse had told her of the wolfkin that had lost himself. She hadn’t told her to scare Marta - just a word so that Marta knew why her lessons were so important. She knew that were things to go bad - that could be her. Her support structure now was strong, and she felt it strengthen as she hugged Sterling, she only hoped it wouldn’t break.
Marta stood up and hugged Sterling, crying into her shoulder. She dealt with her own pain, but it broke her heart to know these kids had struggled with horrors too. She couldn’t comprehend what they went through. For her, the monsters were people. It sounded like they had dealt with the real deal.
”That sounds terrible,” she said, turning her head slightly so she wasn’t speaking into Sterling’s shoulder. ”I didn’t know Elyse had moved again. You really think I’m safe here?”
The last question she asked was because her mind needed the confirmation. She knew she was safe here, but Marta was afraid. She almost always was. There was one fear that kept cropping up. Elyse had told her of the wolfkin that had lost himself. She hadn’t told her to scare Marta - just a word so that Marta knew why her lessons were so important. She knew that were things to go bad - that could be her. Her support structure now was strong, and she felt it strengthen as she hugged Sterling, she only hoped it wouldn’t break.