03-24-2025, 12:09 PM
Marta felt herself being pulled closer to Nox. She was fine with it. She trusted Nox wasn’t going to hurt her. It was also a shift from what she had been used to. So many people she trusted now. Nox confirmed what she had known. She hadn’t done anything wrong. ”I know…my psychologist says that I need to work on not blaming myself when things go wrong. I’m working on it - sometimes I just need to be reassured,” she said. ”Im glad you’re okay though. Very glad.”
Marta didn’t know if he was mad or annoyed about her saying it was her fault. She could tell with his numb smell. It made it hard for her to react. It had been a long time since she had someone she couldn’t read. It was a little nerve wracking for her. She cared about Nox and would even go so far as to say she loved him - not in the romantic sense, but as family. She hoped he wasn’t mad.
Marta chuckled a little when he said he hadn’t save her - he’d only helped. Sometimes he and Ricky were so alike - always diminishing their good deeds. Marta had gone through therapy and had been working on her problems. But without Nox’s simple act, she would have still been feeling the pull of the wolf. It wasn’t something she could have gotten out of on her own. Maybe he didn’t understand that - she’d tell him sometime, but sensed now wasn’t the time to do so. She had very few spoons left and Nox probably didn’t have many either.
”The wolf is still,” she said, her voice quiet and filled with amazement. She was close enough for Nox to hear her whisper. It still amazed her how much she felt at peace. ”Still I thank you for your help.”
Marta reached out to Lily, still asleep, and touched her hand. ”If I can ever help with her - let me know. I will. She’s…special.” she smiled then and placed a hand on Ara. ”This one too. So much energy in this one.”
Marta didn’t know if he was mad or annoyed about her saying it was her fault. She could tell with his numb smell. It made it hard for her to react. It had been a long time since she had someone she couldn’t read. It was a little nerve wracking for her. She cared about Nox and would even go so far as to say she loved him - not in the romantic sense, but as family. She hoped he wasn’t mad.
Marta chuckled a little when he said he hadn’t save her - he’d only helped. Sometimes he and Ricky were so alike - always diminishing their good deeds. Marta had gone through therapy and had been working on her problems. But without Nox’s simple act, she would have still been feeling the pull of the wolf. It wasn’t something she could have gotten out of on her own. Maybe he didn’t understand that - she’d tell him sometime, but sensed now wasn’t the time to do so. She had very few spoons left and Nox probably didn’t have many either.
”The wolf is still,” she said, her voice quiet and filled with amazement. She was close enough for Nox to hear her whisper. It still amazed her how much she felt at peace. ”Still I thank you for your help.”
Marta reached out to Lily, still asleep, and touched her hand. ”If I can ever help with her - let me know. I will. She’s…special.” she smiled then and placed a hand on Ara. ”This one too. So much energy in this one.”