god, when was the last time she had one of those? when was the last time she had a vacation or took actual days off?
when was the last time she gave herself permission for that?
(probably when she saw her sister and her nephews, seven damn years ago.
jesus christ.)
she gives a light shrug. ]
If there was time for a break, I'd have taken it.
[ but would she? or would she continue to find ways to keep herself busy, to distract from everything that happened like she's been doing for weeks now? ]
I have a lot on my plate, Owen. You know that.
[ which is one of the reasons they never see each other. she's always running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and settling in long enough to unwind or even just breathe is asking a lot. but again, in a big way, that's likely just her trying to keep everything at bay.
avoiding the reality of what she's been through. ]
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god, when was the last time she had one of those? when was the last time she had a vacation or took actual days off?
when was the last time she gave herself permission for that?
(probably when she saw her sister and her nephews, seven damn years ago.
jesus christ.)
she gives a light shrug. ]
If there was time for a break, I'd have taken it.
[ but would she? or would she continue to find ways to keep herself busy, to distract from everything that happened like she's been doing for weeks now? ]
I have a lot on my plate, Owen. You know that.
[ which is one of the reasons they never see each other. she's always running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and settling in long enough to unwind or even just breathe is asking a lot. but again, in a big way, that's likely just her trying to keep everything at bay.
avoiding the reality of what she's been through. ]