Shady

"Same," she laughed, rubbing her face again. Her smile faded a bit as the heaviness returned. "I hope whoever I am isn't really this sad."

"Heh." She was still waiting for the moment where he'd realize he wanted nothing to do with her. It seemed like it was taking him a longer time to realize ...

"There's no need to yell if no one is there." Jerica pulled her arms tight around herself again. "I already know I feel like shit. There's no one to hide ...

"Yeah, well... I do, most of the time." She shrugged, looking back over the river again. "I just yell so that no one sees."

"No one wants to feel bad."

Jerica gave a half-snort half-chuckle, shaking her head a bit. "In moments like this I wish I was, so I wouldn't feel so... bad ."

"I don't know," Jerica grumbled. "I haven't seen him since I jumped off the wall to fight the Chijurru... and I don't know how long after that he might have ...

"Tell that to Kieran," she snorted.

"One of my biggest fuck ups." Jerica scrubbed at her face, voice quiet. If Elias wanted to hear all of her regrets, may as well start at the one at ...

"Kieran is my responsibility." She sniffed, knowing fully well that it was a losing battle to try to pretend that she wasn't crying. She pulled her arms even tighter around ...

“Does it matter?” She rested her chin on her knees and sighed deeply. “And how could I know? All I know is that I’m the only one who stands up ...

“All the people who will die if I leave.”

She pulled her arms tighter around herself and said what had been engrained in her since she was a child. “My duty lies here.”

Jerica choked on a laugh. “The hug was for you.” At least, that’s how it started. She DID end up enjoying it by the end. Not that she’d admit that. ...

“Just like Aerik.” She smirked grimly, appreciating the gesture even though she’d never admit it. “But I’m still not sure what you’re wanting me to talk about— my feelings?” She ...