The Upside Down (For Eluuna)

She was still for a moment before hugging him back, burying her face in his shirt, her arms around his neck as she shuddered.

 

Molly’s sobs were quiet, but loud enough to make it through into the closet. Addie held him tightly, trying to muffle the sound of her sister sobbing.

It took a while, but eventually, Molly cried herself to sleep, buried under Addie’s covers.

 

She was quiet before pulling away reluctantly.

“Let’s go.”

 

She left the closet quietly, and after taking one last look at Molly, she climbed down the window.

 

She was quiet on their walk back to Sariel, her arms folded.

 

"Let's go back home," she said quietly, approaching Ker. "Okay? We can't do anything else here."

 

"There's nothing else we can do here," she repeated, sounding tired, looking over at him. "Right?"

 

She paused before nodding slightly, glancing over her shoulder.

"...okay. Can we even buy coffee?"

 

"Spoken like a true mobster."

 

She paused, turning to look at him, and Sariel would be able to recognize the anger building up in her.