All the running and kicking had left the girl exhausted, as if all the bad energy and worries had been expelled from her body and sinked into the ocean where they would no longer be found. She wondered if the trip had been as therapeutic for Blue, with all the drama at the Plateu, she was sure she'd appreciate the getaway.
Her mother confirmed this with her soft soothing voice, one that made the girl's heart thump happily against her chest. She raised her eyes slowly, meeting them briefly with her mother's emerald green eyes. For some reason a small tingle met her side, seeping onto her chest and making her feel numb. The last burden she wore on her shoulders began to slide off her shoulders.
"Atticus will come back," she began, smiling sweetly as she went on, "And I-I am sorry I didn't tell you about.. Kisu," she breathed, she was sure the juicy gossip had reached her ears by now. Fox wouldn't have stayed quiet, she had probably scattered the news around the plateu like the plague.
