Aurelia
and that the world is always our fault
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
Aurelia shrugged and shook her head, not knowing much about sea creatures herself. But, what she did know of animals, she applied to her answer, "Temperamental animals are usually driven by instincts instead of grudges, so... there must be something they're trying to keep us away from. Even if it's just... themselves or their territory." She shrugged again, to emphasize that her answer wasn't exactly an end-all-be-all. She could've been wrong.
His sympathy wasn't entirely needed, but if Aurelia was honest with herself it made the tight, roiling feeling in her chest relax a bit. His question caught her off guard, her eyes widening a little and her mouth opening and shutting in an empty answer.
"I don't know... Probably. They looked up to me, so..." she looked away again, thinking about it more because, truthfully, she had not considered how her sisters would feel about her moving on with her life or the way she was choosing to. "They always told me they wanted me to be happy and to stop worrying so much about them. So... I guess, if I can do that, then... that's one last thing I can do for them and myself."
She looked sharply back up at Theo, brows threading, trying to combat the heaviness she felt weighing her down. She began to step away. "I'd better get going, 'ship doesn't clean itself,' as Jack would say," she offered a brief smile and swallowed down her feelings. "It was nice to meet you, Theo. I'll... see you around."
His sympathy wasn't entirely needed, but if Aurelia was honest with herself it made the tight, roiling feeling in her chest relax a bit. His question caught her off guard, her eyes widening a little and her mouth opening and shutting in an empty answer.
"I don't know... Probably. They looked up to me, so..." she looked away again, thinking about it more because, truthfully, she had not considered how her sisters would feel about her moving on with her life or the way she was choosing to. "They always told me they wanted me to be happy and to stop worrying so much about them. So... I guess, if I can do that, then... that's one last thing I can do for them and myself."
She looked sharply back up at Theo, brows threading, trying to combat the heaviness she felt weighing her down. She began to step away. "I'd better get going, 'ship doesn't clean itself,' as Jack would say," she offered a brief smile and swallowed down her feelings. "It was nice to meet you, Theo. I'll... see you around."
and I've been thinking that when we thought
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
