Samuel
Amalia said nothing more about Remi, which was probably for the best. While Sam felt a need to purge the various roiling emotions he had about the man still inside him...this wasn't the place for it. He'd not let Remi ruin his chances with his sister.
As Amalia stroked her fingers over the diagrams Sam watched closely, irrationally worried that he might have somehow left some wet ink there to be smudged, even though the book had been closed for a day now and no mark remained. The question distracted him a little and he glanced up to meet Amalia's eyes, then shrugged. "Just...awkward, I suppose. I think...you and I have more in common than me and Evie do. Still, we're trying."
He was not at all expecting the apology that arrived after and he was quiet for a moment as he considered it. Had Amalia and Evie being close ruined their relationship? "Well...thank you, but...I don't think we'd have been close regardless. I spent a lot of time on my own and our parents loved to pit me and Evie against each other. Evie had other friends too...and I didn't." He shrugged. "So it's not your fault. Don't worry about that." Sam gave her a reassuring smile.
As Amalia stroked her fingers over the diagrams Sam watched closely, irrationally worried that he might have somehow left some wet ink there to be smudged, even though the book had been closed for a day now and no mark remained. The question distracted him a little and he glanced up to meet Amalia's eyes, then shrugged. "Just...awkward, I suppose. I think...you and I have more in common than me and Evie do. Still, we're trying."
He was not at all expecting the apology that arrived after and he was quiet for a moment as he considered it. Had Amalia and Evie being close ruined their relationship? "Well...thank you, but...I don't think we'd have been close regardless. I spent a lot of time on my own and our parents loved to pit me and Evie against each other. Evie had other friends too...and I didn't." He shrugged. "So it's not your fault. Don't worry about that." Sam gave her a reassuring smile.
Part of being alive is wishing that you weren't sometimes
as your brain forces you to breathe
Base Code by Sky!
