Shady

Ky felt sick. She looked away, entirely unsure how to process this information. It made her angry. And want to cry all at once. For the injustice towards her mother. ...

“That’d so sad!”

She took her hand away from him, scandalized. “With Emery?”

It took her a long moment to piece together what he meant but her mind came to a screeching halt once she did. “You cheated on her?!”

“You’ve never had a tomato?” Talia asked incredulously.

“… what did he mean by that?” Her voice was weak. She wasn’t sure she wanted to know. And yet she did. She needed to.

Talia smiled a little. “They are delicious. Nothing quite like a tomato straight off the vine as you wander around the yard.”!

“…Emery,” she admitted. “… he said you were both dishonorable… I didn’t believe him…” she was swiftly beginning to now, though. After that reaction.

“The usual stuff.” She shrugged. “Potatoes. Corn. Beans. Tomatoes. Onions and peppers. That sort of thing.”

Ky was quiet for a long moment, trying to figure out what he was talking about. Suddenly previous conversations dawned on her. “…Does this have something to do with Emery?”

“Yes, ma’am.” Talia nodded, walking back over to the counter. “I mostly took care of our garden and cooked so Papa and Kaelan could butcher, but I helped sometimes. Mostly ...

“… Experience… people?” What did that even mean?

Talia walked over to the closet and hung up two more bundles.

“…so you want to be more social?” It almost felt like she was talking to one of the toddlers, trying to piece together what they were saying.

(Meh we will see how it goes. Maybe she’ll remember Septimus and Emery soon lol) “…And how do you feel?”