Shady

Ky actively refused to visibly acknowledge them. Where had they all come from? There were so many now. She needed to throw up. She made it to the end of ...

Ky walked quickly and silently, feeling like she needed to throw up.

“Okay.” She nodded and stepped out then pulled the door shut behind her and started for the stairs.

Ky glanced at him, guessing his worry from his expression. “…I can stand here until you lock it again…” wouldn’t help him when Sara came in, though. Unless she personally ...

“Okay.” Ky nodded and unlocked the door, then pulled it open.

Ky nodded slowly, hesitating a long moment to give him time to think. “…she’s going to ask me what happened…”

"I'll get her." Ky nodded, hesitating by the door. She'd expected that would be the case. "... are you going to tell her?"

Ky nodded and stood and took the tea, even though she didn't want it at all. She stepped towards the door. you want anyone or anything?"

He looked terrible. As bad as she felt. "... I would like to put a pin in this," she said quietly, voice deliberate. "I need to have time to feel ...

Ky felt like she was going to spontaneously combust in the silence, and then watching the weight fall off his shoulders felt like a blow thrice as hard to her ...

Ky swallowed hard, a lead weight slamming into her gut. She couldn't tell him. Look at how anguished he was. He'd go insane if he knew the truth. No. This ...

"Oscar passed," Ky allowed, trying with everything within her to figure out a way to derail this conversation before she had to lie outright. And to think of what lie ...

"No," she agreed, shaking her head. "She passed on. Was she... unhappy here? I... don't think I've actually heard much about her."

(hahaha yesss can't wait)(honestly, both ways would be delightfully painful. You may be onto something to have it be one-on-one for more concentrated angst rather than trying to balance three ...

(hahaha yesssss)(one of my friends I haven't seen in the past six years is here visiting me and I was giving her a general summary of what's been going on ...