I've got boulders on my shoulders
For Boneset
02-01-2022, 04:20 PM
Duckweed tried not to listen to her sister's words, tried to ignore the way they tore and cut at the little bit of hope she'd been clinging to because she needed it. She needed to know that she hadn't been abandoned and left to die. If their mom never came back then something must have happened. She'd gotten herself tied up somewhere, or hurt, or something and eventually she'd return for them, and if they weren't there then.. then.. Ducky wanted to be angry with Bones for even suggesting it, but when the words fell from her lips, like prayers to the wind, the most she could manage was a small, weary, "That's not true." Whether it was or wasn't, the mottled girl wasn't want to admit even the possibility out loud. "And he was up by the tree earlier." She rose to stand, taking a moment to shake off her coat before beginning the search for Bonnie's little squirrel friend. |