Ravenna
magic hidden in the void and —
It was something she had never experienced before. Being hoisted so high, or held so tightly. There was a strength within the arms that cradled her that made the young child feel utterly safe even though Noah was a stranger still. She did not struggle against his chest. Only put her arms around his neck and cried out her pain and confusion in little hiccups and sobs that rose and fell like the glittering sea.
"Where are we going?" she wondered tearfully, when they descended the stairs and gave way to Mrs Fish and her husband, whose alarmed babble faded into an indistinguishable drone in her ears. Faintly aware that they asked questions to Noah, Ravenna did not comprehend what they meant with 'next of kin' or 'funeral expense'. Her heart only pounded in the chest, upset with everything and nothing even as she embraced the yawning pit of loss as a new companion through life.
"Where are we going?" she wondered tearfully, when they descended the stairs and gave way to Mrs Fish and her husband, whose alarmed babble faded into an indistinguishable drone in her ears. Faintly aware that they asked questions to Noah, Ravenna did not comprehend what they meant with 'next of kin' or 'funeral expense'. Her heart only pounded in the chest, upset with everything and nothing even as she embraced the yawning pit of loss as a new companion through life.
— truths waiting to be spoken
