How Many Shrimps Do You Have To Eat Before You Make Your Skin Turn Pink
08-16-2016, 09:41 PM
She made Peregrine uncomfortable, didn't she? Ahh, she knew she shouldn't have asked that kind of question, but she did anyway. When Peregrine seemed to hesitate Sparrow turned away from her, about to apologize, but instead, the other woman started to speak. Sparrow listened, her eyes growing wide at the horror of Peregrine's childhood. She had heard a few stories like this, but they never got old or felt any easier to her. Sparrow suddenly felt ashamed. She still had a family, and yet she was out here, alone... Well, not really alone.
Sparrow turned back around to face Peregrine, "Uh, yeah, my mom kind of just... yeah. She came back a little bit ago, but- uh- yeah, she left. M- my dad stuck around, though..." For a moment, Sparrow wasn't sure if he had stayed for his kids or the pack, but she tried to shove the thought out of her mind. She knew their dad loved them.
Sparrow sighed, "Sorry, I just... I'm completely different. My life is, anyway, but- even just today, I was thinking about how I didn't know if I wanted to be like that or more like you. Even if I have my family, I know how it feels when nothing feels right, but- I mean- I shouldn't take that for granted, right? I should stick by my family, and love them, and care for them, right?"
Sparrow curled into herself, less sure of her words than before, "I must really be selfish, right? Even if I have everything, I'm ruining it, aren't I?"
She wanted Peregrine to tell her that she wasn't, but she also kind of wanted Peregrine to tell her she was selfish and that she should go back to her pack.
Sparrow bit her tongue before she could try to blabber out explanations and complaints about her home. She couldn't talk all about all of her stuff. There was too much and it was boring, and, besides, her family was there, right? She really was selfish, even now, trying to get others to help her make decisions.
Sparrow turned back around to face Peregrine, "Uh, yeah, my mom kind of just... yeah. She came back a little bit ago, but- uh- yeah, she left. M- my dad stuck around, though..." For a moment, Sparrow wasn't sure if he had stayed for his kids or the pack, but she tried to shove the thought out of her mind. She knew their dad loved them.
Sparrow sighed, "Sorry, I just... I'm completely different. My life is, anyway, but- even just today, I was thinking about how I didn't know if I wanted to be like that or more like you. Even if I have my family, I know how it feels when nothing feels right, but- I mean- I shouldn't take that for granted, right? I should stick by my family, and love them, and care for them, right?"
Sparrow curled into herself, less sure of her words than before, "I must really be selfish, right? Even if I have everything, I'm ruining it, aren't I?"
She wanted Peregrine to tell her that she wasn't, but she also kind of wanted Peregrine to tell her she was selfish and that she should go back to her pack.
Sparrow bit her tongue before she could try to blabber out explanations and complaints about her home. She couldn't talk all about all of her stuff. There was too much and it was boring, and, besides, her family was there, right? She really was selfish, even now, trying to get others to help her make decisions.