Forced Withdrawals [Nox's Building]

[Marta]

Marta shrugged and held Lily close. They were always telling her that her job was to be a kid. She had talked about it with many of the adults. She never really said what she thought in regards to it though. ”Its hard to be a kid,” she told Hayden.

It really was. Sometimes she found that childlike joy she should have as a 13 year old. Other times, it was a lot of work that she didn’t always want to go through. In this case, it was really just neither. She just wanted Hayden to know someone cared, and he probably knew that. But he was her friend, and that’s what friends did.

Hayden decided to take a nap. ”nap sounds good,” Marta said, adjusting Lily so they all could sleep. That would be nice for now.