Elyse smiled at his compliment. It meant a lot coming from a bartender - even if it wasn’t directly directed at the taste of the drink. He was drinking it so it didn’t matter anyways. ”It’s called ‘Dragon’s Piss - I let people drink it before I tell them what it’s called.” she grinned at him. “Well let me know when you open. I hope to be there opening night if I can. Missed a bit of work - so won’t be skipping out on that if I don’t have to.”
She leaned on the opposite side of the island, facing him and took another drink. ”Im feeling better. I think a lot of it is closure. This whole situation is done now. Touched base with Sage. I’m not Atharim because I never was, and he expedited the whole inheritance thing. There’s some minor stuff to do there, but he’s taking care of it. And well…turns out Sage is a pretty good friend. He helped me through some stuff. It really surprised me. I just didn’t know he cared.” she looked at Hayden, eyes serious. He just said the right things at the right time. Told me to find things that make me happy and do them and to find a reason to get out of bed in the morning. I feel like if I hadn’t been having people on my side all week, I probably wouldn’t have been ready to respond this well to that. Turns out - I have some pretty amazing friends.” she sighed contentedly. ”Im still sad and upset, but I’m not depressed. The guilt isn’t there anymore and there are no more thoughts of self harm. For the first time in a week I feel normal and in control. I don’t think this is the end of my emotional struggles - but for now - I’m content and I’m gonna hold on as long as I can.”
She leaned on the opposite side of the island, facing him and took another drink. ”Im feeling better. I think a lot of it is closure. This whole situation is done now. Touched base with Sage. I’m not Atharim because I never was, and he expedited the whole inheritance thing. There’s some minor stuff to do there, but he’s taking care of it. And well…turns out Sage is a pretty good friend. He helped me through some stuff. It really surprised me. I just didn’t know he cared.” she looked at Hayden, eyes serious. He just said the right things at the right time. Told me to find things that make me happy and do them and to find a reason to get out of bed in the morning. I feel like if I hadn’t been having people on my side all week, I probably wouldn’t have been ready to respond this well to that. Turns out - I have some pretty amazing friends.” she sighed contentedly. ”Im still sad and upset, but I’m not depressed. The guilt isn’t there anymore and there are no more thoughts of self harm. For the first time in a week I feel normal and in control. I don’t think this is the end of my emotional struggles - but for now - I’m content and I’m gonna hold on as long as I can.”