WeepingWisteria

“Or Emily. Since they’ve been traveling as a pair because of us.” Alex hesitated to sit down, trying to determine what Sadie would do.

“We don’t have them because Emily and Meyer did not give us a heads up.” A part of Alex hoped Emily’s name would freak the guards out enough to leave ...

(Alex: The wholesome anxiety child.) “Oh right, forgive us for wanting basic necessities,” Alex mumbled slightly louder than they intended.

Alex took a deep breath and attempted to straighten their posture. “If you all are really about perfection, wouldn’t you want to create perfect circumstances? Seems very hypocritical to me, ...

“Why can’t we get clean clothes? Is that too much of a hassle?” Alex subconsciously inched closer to Sadie, trying to swallow xer anxiety in an attempt to help her.

Alex muttered a quiet exclamation of surprise. “We just wanted to get clothes. That’s all, honest.”

Alex smiled as they walked out, burrowing their hands in the pockets of xer hoodie.

“I’m used to walking.” Alex made sure their key card was in their pocket, and tried to brush their hair out of xer face to no avail.

“I can go with you, if you’d like.”

“I have no idea. How long were we driving for?”

“You can take one, if you’d like. It sounds like we’ll be waiting for a while.”

“I mean, all of my clothes are ratty and gross. But, I was hoping they’d give us something, you know? But it looks like they’re being stingy.”

“We don’t have any clothes. I mean, nothing other than what we’re wearing.”

Alex subconsciously rubbed their arms, as if tracing some transgression invisible to Sadie. “Because of that, we’ll give the server or servers a good tip, and hopefully they’ll feel better.” ...

“One time, I dealt with this post-church Sunday crowd. I almost broke down in front of them, they were so terrible.” Alex shuddered just remembering it. “That was the last ...