Growing up is a pain, and it is what it is
Okay, It's not the end of the world
I do laugh at the quip Ronin gives me, but I don’t bother them further. Remi had let me in on this when he brought me to the Hallowed Grounds, and I already expected their attention to be well-focused elsewhere.Okay, It's not the end of the world
Like their children, or the very woman that was embracing them now. I smile and sink back into the crowd and find myself something to drink. I watch with what I hope doesn’t look like jealousy as people reunite with the ones they’ve lost. Flora and Mateo both seem to be with who I can only assume is the twin brother she’d told me about. My eyes keep moving, as if I’m intruding on something private.
I know who I want to see and I know he won’t be here. I try to focus on looking for someone that fits the description of my grandmother instead. I think I do see her, maybe, if she’s the one chatting with Sunjata —
Ohh shit.
That’s definitely Vervain , because that’s my mom right behind her. I blink once, twice. I sink further back and tip my drink back too. I slink through the crowd, and I resist the urge to rush up and hug her, just as my grandmother pulls her in. I bite my lip and stop—she needs this. Maybe more than I do. I’ll wait just a moment.
There's always light where it burns
Theea
