–– ❛ tic toc !

coraline exhaled heavily, throwing glances at their surroundings. she hated this; she wanted to grab her best friend and go to her grandmother’s house, to cook a proper meal, be safe. all the fear and frustration simply translated to anger, and there was no other way in her brain. it was default.  ‘ sorry, but something isn’t enough. people are scared, and it’ll turn into desperation. soon enough, chaos will ensue and we’re in here with those people. ’  perhaps she was afraid she would turn desperate,  ‘ they can handle things differently, but they care more about a cure or whatever, than our sanity. ’

‘ wow, that’s reassuring. take a look outside, smartass --- it’s a shitstorm, and if you don’t know what’s going on, we’re doomed. ’

‘ the only ones who are, are those on the outside with nobody they love on the inside. ’  she almost struggled to not speak through gritted teeth. anger was quite visible along her features, and coraline didn’t mind. she wanted whoever was responsible to know it pissed her off --- though, she doubted they even cared.  ‘ you think it’ll get better? with limited information and limited resources, most inside here will lose their minds. ’

coraline couldn’t help the eyeroll which surfaced, following the brunette’s words. a stern glare was sent proceedingly, because in her mind, that was utter bullshit,  ‘ necessary evil. it’s just cruel --- you can’t possibly tell me this was the best way to do it. the cordon is fine, but humanity has evaporated. ’

anger was a default emotion swirling around coraline’s bones. she rarely showed other emotions, but watching children being separated from their parents because of the cordon made her sick to her stomach. with arms wrapped around herself, she ripped her gaze away from the scenario in front of her before her eyes could well up.  ‘ that’s fucking sick. ’