She smirked. ”Ah yes - a secret society bar, I’m assuming,” her smile that followed was disarming. She didn’t care much that he was Atharim. She was also finding Hayden easy to talk to. It was nice after a rough night.
”Cucumbers, carrots, lightbulbs, bottles. It’s an epidemic.” she laughed. ”The worst part of it - most of them are actually sober.”
Anita put her glass down on the bar and stared at the amber liquid. She gave a it a quick swirl, her expression turning a little dark. She had caught the slight pride in his voice at being called to help poor Rachel. Even if she didn’t know what it meant. ”The thing that sucks about being a paramedic. Well - one of the things - is that I never know what happens in the end. That poor girl. I’ll never forget it. The way she spoke, the fear in her eyes. I’ve seen some bad things in my life. Blood, guts, things that should be attached that aren’t. But that call hit me in a way I don’t understand.” she looked up at him somberly. ”How is she? I hope that things work out for her. There was just something about that whole call that set me on edge.”
She sighed. ”See you got me talking about depressing things now. I just got off a 24 hour shift. I have the next two days off. I need to think happy thoughts. So you tell me about Rachel - then we change the subject. How’s that sound?”
”Cucumbers, carrots, lightbulbs, bottles. It’s an epidemic.” she laughed. ”The worst part of it - most of them are actually sober.”
Anita put her glass down on the bar and stared at the amber liquid. She gave a it a quick swirl, her expression turning a little dark. She had caught the slight pride in his voice at being called to help poor Rachel. Even if she didn’t know what it meant. ”The thing that sucks about being a paramedic. Well - one of the things - is that I never know what happens in the end. That poor girl. I’ll never forget it. The way she spoke, the fear in her eyes. I’ve seen some bad things in my life. Blood, guts, things that should be attached that aren’t. But that call hit me in a way I don’t understand.” she looked up at him somberly. ”How is she? I hope that things work out for her. There was just something about that whole call that set me on edge.”
She sighed. ”See you got me talking about depressing things now. I just got off a 24 hour shift. I have the next two days off. I need to think happy thoughts. So you tell me about Rachel - then we change the subject. How’s that sound?”