𝑴𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝐾𝑎𝑛𝑒 (sh)

My first reaction was stare while folding my arms. Eyes never leaving John’s sight as he claims my presence to be his purgatory. 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺? Then he freaked out, which I was hoping he would not; he did anyway, so I took a deep breath unfolding my arms. Both of my —

⠀ ⠀ |(• ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴋᴀɴᴇ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ •)| ⠀ I watched the scene unfold. It was a torture to realize it wasn’t my arms holding Abigail as she lost it but #Miller’s. I believe #Aurora noticed the change in me, because she approached and landed her hand -

⠀ ⠀ |(• ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴋᴀɴᴇ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ •)| ⠀ Walking down the corridor, I stayed a few steps behind #Aurora. The voices in the room where my body is sounded distant now and there was silence between the mother of my daughter and I. Nonetheless, I follow the -

⠀ |(• ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴋᴀɴᴇ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ •)| There she was. Arms fold before her chest and a very serene yet caring smile dancing upon her lips. #Aurora looked as young as I remembered her; not slightly close to the torn and terrified woman I saw being ejected almost -

╰ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴀᴛ Harper jumped to her station... but there was no doubt that she was pissed at me. I almost felt guilty... I knew the reason I was pushing Raven away. But I had somehow reverted completely into keeping people at arm’s length. It was one >

⠀ |(• ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴋᴀɴᴇ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ •)| ⠀ My eyes are shut, and the knees are glued to the ground as I have the feeling that I can recognize these symptoms. I am not looking but I can hear the corpus trembling on the table and then -