Post by gemma on Jun 11, 2012 5:09:46 GMT -8
"Well, I know we should stay here, but I don't have an owl or know where to get one to get her parents or mine, and we're both seventeen. Though one of us staying to cover for the other might be a good idea, annnd...one, two, three--not it! But seriously, sit down. I'm...going to the bathroom. Really need to take a dump, you know..."
"Justin! You- ugh." Sofi started, only to realize she was smiling at her friend and his silliness. She gave him a parting squeeze, stretching up to give him a quick peck on the cheek, then released him. "Hurry back, yeah? And... don't splinch yourself lookin' for the toilet, aight?"
She watched as Justin hurried off, taking a seat as he'd suggested. Madam Nakano and the other Healers began to take away Pandora's stretcher, however, and she hastily stood back up, unsure whether to follow or to stay put. She settled for wandering after them until they left the waiting room, at which point she let the receptionist know that she was with that patient and would be wanting to go back to see her soon with a group. That done, she sat down and waited for Justin to come back.
The first indication she had that he might have returned was a sudden loud wail from the direction that he had headed towards. Someone, a woman, was crying loudly, and while it sounded melodramatic at first listen, Sofi soon realized that it was legitimate grief... albeit very over-done and extra-loud.
"Where is she? Where's Terpsichore?"
Now that's a bad name... who the hell names their kid 'terp-SICK-or-ee'?
The woman rounded the corner that had blocked Sofi from seeing her, and the dark-skinned girl couldn't help gasping at the sight of her: she looked so much like Pandora it was almost ridiculous.
... that's gotta be her mum... gotta be... wait, so that's Panda's real name? No wonder she goes by Pandora...
Getting to her feet, Sofi walked towards the woman and the group behind her, heading for where she hoped Justin would be. She'd started trembling again while waiting for him after spotting the blood coating her sleep shorts. She needed to be held again... and right flippin' now, before she started crying or feeling sick again or something.