Theea
I take Elizabeth’s offered hand up, and I dust off my rear. ”My body, sure. My pride, questionable. Thanks,” I flash her a smile before I marvel at the rose again, shaking my head in disbelief. I shove my hair back and crouch down beside her, just to get a closer look. How many times in my life will I have a chance to see such a thing?
My eyes are drawn back up to Elizabeth, and I look back at the rose. I could bring it to Remi and Ronin. Would that put me in their good graces? Make them more likely to accept the wayward kid of a woman they haven't seen in a decade?
That couldn't be a more selfish thought. Shit. And what kind of acceptance is a result of bribery with a good deed? Sounds like something the gods would ask for, not family.
"Take it," I urge with an earnest smile. Even indirectly, I think that not taking the flower is helping. "The leadership fighting all this need to have it. I'm sure the Warden will use it well."
My eyes are drawn back up to Elizabeth, and I look back at the rose. I could bring it to Remi and Ronin. Would that put me in their good graces? Make them more likely to accept the wayward kid of a woman they haven't seen in a decade?
That couldn't be a more selfish thought. Shit. And what kind of acceptance is a result of bribery with a good deed? Sounds like something the gods would ask for, not family.
"Take it," I urge with an earnest smile. Even indirectly, I think that not taking the flower is helping. "The leadership fighting all this need to have it. I'm sure the Warden will use it well."
cause we waited years and years
just to make it worth the tears
to find out that we're not in this alone
so keep your head up high in these hours of the night
so when atlas drops the world on your shoulders, you still won't fall
