It's my party and I AM crying

Suspense was too busy trying to wipe her eyes and nose to hear the approach of a stranger it was only when a feminine voice reached her that Suspense seemed to grasp she was no longer alone. She froze for a moment then slowly turned, a clearly forced smile on her face. "No I wouldn't..." But even Suspense could feel how strained her voice was, she let her words trail off, shifting to properly face the stranger who stood taller than herself... Unsurprisingly. She swallowed the lump in her throat before clearing it.

"No I... Normally," Suspense tried again after a false start, "normally I'd be all ove this sort of thing." She looked over the woman, the last thing she wanted to do was just to dump her grief on a total stranger. "Things are just a little heavy right now." That would be good enough right?


"Speech!"

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