A family breaking

Hanako turned, her expression softening just so as she heard her son call out for her. In her sour moods it was easy to cast everyone else in the worst of lights, to scrutinise and dwell on what she thought they should have done, when in reality she only saw half of the picture. Her vision darkened by scepticism and resentment. For a brief moment, she thought to ignore him, to will her worries away as she used to. She was fast and fleet, no one else was quite as good as she was at running away from her problems.  

"I'm here Bas." She called out softly, remaining by the waterside, where her reflection rippled and danced. Distorting her image as she looked down at it.