Aurelia
and my hands aren't clean
maybe they never will be
maybe they never will be
Aurelia freezes in her motions to recollect her things, having barely managed to even begin to stoop down toward them. Lips that surround the filter of a cigarette tighten, feeling it crunch beneath the pressure. Her gaze finally lifts to more fully take in the other woman's face, and it's then that some recognition flashes through her eyes.
Though she knows not name, nor origin, nor loyalties, she knows where she's seen her from. Even if only for a brief moment, through the haze of fire she'd cast, she remembers the glimpse she got of this face.
She could twist her arm away, but something tethers her that goes beyond the physical. A bit of restraint, as well, and the urge is gone. Taking the cigarette with her other hand, she frees her lips to speak. The tension is still present, though it's probable that the girl is holding onto most of it now. Whatever anger or cruelty this girl remembers her for, it's gone now.
"Why did they do it, you mean," she replies coolly, "that isn't a question I have the answer for, but believe me when I say I'd like to know too." At this, she attempts to pull her hand away. "If that's all, there are things I have to do."
Though she knows not name, nor origin, nor loyalties, she knows where she's seen her from. Even if only for a brief moment, through the haze of fire she'd cast, she remembers the glimpse she got of this face.
She could twist her arm away, but something tethers her that goes beyond the physical. A bit of restraint, as well, and the urge is gone. Taking the cigarette with her other hand, she frees her lips to speak. The tension is still present, though it's probable that the girl is holding onto most of it now. Whatever anger or cruelty this girl remembers her for, it's gone now.
"Why did they do it, you mean," she replies coolly, "that isn't a question I have the answer for, but believe me when I say I'd like to know too." At this, she attempts to pull her hand away. "If that's all, there are things I have to do."
but they can still carry you home
when you're ready to sleep
when you're ready to sleep
