Re: [Memory, Closed] A Little Longer (Uzoji)
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:11 pm
For a moment, Aurelie wanted nothing more than to talk about her dream, and how she felt and what it seemed like it meant. She wanted to tell this handsome and charming stranger who had been so nice to her, had made kofi for her, was asking her for her thoughts as gently as possible, the fear that lingered in the base of her heart and choked her mind. But it was just a moment, and the moment passed.
”Thank you, but… No I--I was just thinking of my sister, that’s all.” It wasn’t a lie. Just not the truth. Her posture visibly shifted, shutting down a little wall around herself. What would he know, if she told him? He couldn’t possibly understand. He was being kind to her, but he had never been her. That much was clear. How could he possibly understand what it was like to have even your blood severed from you? To go from being a child with a future to being a tool, a pair of hands to raise up the children who did have futures. Nothing, nothing at all.
Her kofi was almost gone, and with it the feeling of quiet contemplation. She started to feel afraid. Uzoji had steered Matron away for now, but she had other work to do and would be missed. Bernadetta would come back and Aurelie would not be with her. Her stomach dropped, thinking of what would happen if anyone found out that she had just been here, doing nothing, when she should have been working. Hastily she rose to her feet.
”I’m sorry, I think… I should leave. Thank you, you’ve been very kind but I… I have work to do.” She wouldn't leave first, so used to acting only at the direction of others. But her posture was tensed, ready to bolt at a moment's notice.
”Thank you, but… No I--I was just thinking of my sister, that’s all.” It wasn’t a lie. Just not the truth. Her posture visibly shifted, shutting down a little wall around herself. What would he know, if she told him? He couldn’t possibly understand. He was being kind to her, but he had never been her. That much was clear. How could he possibly understand what it was like to have even your blood severed from you? To go from being a child with a future to being a tool, a pair of hands to raise up the children who did have futures. Nothing, nothing at all.
Her kofi was almost gone, and with it the feeling of quiet contemplation. She started to feel afraid. Uzoji had steered Matron away for now, but she had other work to do and would be missed. Bernadetta would come back and Aurelie would not be with her. Her stomach dropped, thinking of what would happen if anyone found out that she had just been here, doing nothing, when she should have been working. Hastily she rose to her feet.
”I’m sorry, I think… I should leave. Thank you, you’ve been very kind but I… I have work to do.” She wouldn't leave first, so used to acting only at the direction of others. But her posture was tensed, ready to bolt at a moment's notice.