09-01-2025, 05:23 PM
From the first time Cadence had seen the girl with the golden eyes, Cadence had felt a sort of kinship with her. She didn't understand it until just before they had tried to heal Nox. She saw the way Marta had pulled into herself. She saw how she tried to disappear and how her crying was as quiet as possible. Cadence had been there. She had done this herself. Marta carried trauma, and Cadence couldn't help but be there for her.
When things started to go awry, Cadence knew that it was best to get Marta out of the room and into a place where she could calm down. Marta seemed to trust her, and Cadence thought it was more than just her celebrity status. Marta likely sensed something too. It was something you just sort of knew. A man came in, spoke a few words to her and Marta explained what had happened. Cadence didn't understand it all. She didn't know what came back besides Nox's power, but the man seemed to understand.
Cadence got her calm, holding her tight. Marta climbed into her lap, still trying to make herself small. Cadence spoke soft words of comfort and hummed. Marta seemed to like that, and the singer would stay as long as she needed. The man came back in, asking if Marta wanted to talk about what happened. Marta seemed to trust him too.
"Would you like me to leave so you can talk?" She asked.
"You can stay, but if you have somewhere else to be, that's okay. I'll be good with Hayden." Marta's voice was quiet and reserved. It still seemed like she was trying to be small. She was in her teens it looked, but she sounded younger, as if she was reverting to habits when she was younger. It wasn't unheard of. Cadence did at times too.
"Do you want me to stay?"
"Stay please," she said, wiping tears from her cheeks. "This is Hayden. Hayden, this is Cadence. She's my friend."
Cadence smiled a bit, feeling please to have been accepted into her trust. She gave a brief wave to Hayden as Marta began to speak.
When things started to go awry, Cadence knew that it was best to get Marta out of the room and into a place where she could calm down. Marta seemed to trust her, and Cadence thought it was more than just her celebrity status. Marta likely sensed something too. It was something you just sort of knew. A man came in, spoke a few words to her and Marta explained what had happened. Cadence didn't understand it all. She didn't know what came back besides Nox's power, but the man seemed to understand.
Cadence got her calm, holding her tight. Marta climbed into her lap, still trying to make herself small. Cadence spoke soft words of comfort and hummed. Marta seemed to like that, and the singer would stay as long as she needed. The man came back in, asking if Marta wanted to talk about what happened. Marta seemed to trust him too.
"Would you like me to leave so you can talk?" She asked.
"You can stay, but if you have somewhere else to be, that's okay. I'll be good with Hayden." Marta's voice was quiet and reserved. It still seemed like she was trying to be small. She was in her teens it looked, but she sounded younger, as if she was reverting to habits when she was younger. It wasn't unheard of. Cadence did at times too.
"Do you want me to stay?"
"Stay please," she said, wiping tears from her cheeks. "This is Hayden. Hayden, this is Cadence. She's my friend."
Cadence smiled a bit, feeling please to have been accepted into her trust. She gave a brief wave to Hayden as Marta began to speak.