08-01-2022, 07:52 PM
He was quick to shut the door behind her. Oh God, how he hoped Lottie was having a good time wherever she was and was not in a rush to come home any time soon.
But somehow closing that door didn't bring the relief he had expected. The memories that had slipped in with her already stifled the air.
In a haze, he headed into the kitchen, merely nodding at her request. Was she watching him as he filled the kettle, spilling half the water because his hands were trembling? Was she judging him as he finally put it on the stove? He dared not look up to see her expression.
Oh, she had asked him something.... "Yeah, I'm fine..." he said vaguely.
He nearly fell down into a chair. Oh cups! He got up. Still, he didn't look at his sister. "Will take a few minutes..." His face, meanwhile had turned from ash gray into bright crimson.
But somehow closing that door didn't bring the relief he had expected. The memories that had slipped in with her already stifled the air.
In a haze, he headed into the kitchen, merely nodding at her request. Was she watching him as he filled the kettle, spilling half the water because his hands were trembling? Was she judging him as he finally put it on the stove? He dared not look up to see her expression.
Oh, she had asked him something.... "Yeah, I'm fine..." he said vaguely.
He nearly fell down into a chair. Oh cups! He got up. Still, he didn't look at his sister. "Will take a few minutes..." His face, meanwhile had turned from ash gray into bright crimson.
