Elyse appreciated his candor and it caused her to actually look up. Guilt began to feed again because she felt she had treated him like shit. She wasn’t sure if it was true or not, but guilt didn’t care about the truth. It only wanted to feed.
She looked at the toast, ripped off a small piece and ate it. Then another. Then she picked up the whole slice. Now that she was eating her appetite was back, telling her she needed sustenance. She finished the first slice and then the second.
”Is orange juice still on the table?” she asked.
”Aboslutely,” he said and moved to pour her a glass.
”Thank you,” she said and took a deep drink. Hayden began making breakfast again. ”You were asking what it’s like living here. Truth is I don’t like it here. It’s not the people. The kids are great. They have problems. real problems - not like mine.” Guilt stabbed at her. ”No it just feels…like a cage. It’s impersonal, a fortress, and that stupid AI is always watching and listening to everything. I’m here because I have nowhere else to go. Because he’ll find me easier out there. Because this is probably the safest place for me to be.”
((With Hayden))
She looked at the toast, ripped off a small piece and ate it. Then another. Then she picked up the whole slice. Now that she was eating her appetite was back, telling her she needed sustenance. She finished the first slice and then the second.
”Is orange juice still on the table?” she asked.
”Aboslutely,” he said and moved to pour her a glass.
”Thank you,” she said and took a deep drink. Hayden began making breakfast again. ”You were asking what it’s like living here. Truth is I don’t like it here. It’s not the people. The kids are great. They have problems. real problems - not like mine.” Guilt stabbed at her. ”No it just feels…like a cage. It’s impersonal, a fortress, and that stupid AI is always watching and listening to everything. I’m here because I have nowhere else to go. Because he’ll find me easier out there. Because this is probably the safest place for me to be.”
((With Hayden))