Single Sisters Stick Together
11-25-2015, 12:15 PM
Walk | Talk | Think The sudden laughter from her sibling made Gale noticeably jump in place, her head swiftly turning to look with a startled expression at Astrea. Where had that come from? And why in the world was what she said so funny! It was not meant to be. Before she could get defensive, her star-studded sister surprised her yet again by confirming that she knew how Gale felt. The grey and lavender Elementas girl blinked, feeling her skepticism rise. How did Astrea know how she felt? The blue-eyed girl had always been quiet, but it was the kind of quiet that struck her sister as composed, content, and thoughtfully looking toward the future. She had never detected any kind of unrest, except maybe when she had left the pack to journey for a bit. It hit her then how out of touch she was with her siblings. All this time, Astrea had been suffering from a similar sense of stagnation, of being stuck while everyone else raced on ahead with their lives. The surprise on Gale's face softened, sank into a look of sadness and guilt the longer her sibling spoke, the more she bared her own thoughts in return for what Gale had spoken to her. And each word of it cut straight into Gale's heart. Here she thought she was the only one to suffer from these pains. Now she wished she really was. Tears stung the backs of her eyes as she leaned into her sister, awkwardly wrapping her neck around the slightly taller girl to draw her into a much needed hug. "I'm sorry I never noticed," she apologized guiltily, her ears folded to her head in shame. "I thought, this whole time, I was the only one. I thought everyone was happy but me." And that was not altogether true. She was happy, most of the time. But there was always that lingering thread of fear, of worry, that she would never have the same happiness as the others. "I wish you didn't feel it too." |
