#asteriastarter

“Service Unavailable” 

The words were to be expected, it had been the same way every time he had checked his phone the since they shut the doors to the Grind. He knew it was supposed to be for their protection, but none of it quelled the anxious feeling in his stomach. His mother and brother were supposed to be at home, last he knew of they were at home, but what if they weren’t? What if they had gone out for whatever reason like he had? And that was just his immediate family, what of his friends? At least he had Ivy leaned up against him as they sat under one of the tables, and that small comfort had to be enough. As she shuffled around beside him he took hold of one of her hands and gave it a gentle squeeze. 

With his other hand he sent another ‘are you okay’ text to his family group text. His thumb hovered over the other name, the one he really ought to delete. Then he felt Ivy shifting around beside him again and he looked at her. 

She stood up and he followed suit. The movement seemed to spur a little action, it was quiet for a moment, but who knew how long that would last, “Do you think maybe someone should... I could-I don’t know. Never mind,” What could they actually do? It was a hurricane. 

With no success of finding a place to get the clinical experience she needed to start working as a therapist, Verity had decided to go for a walk to clear her head and think about the future. She hated not knowing what the future held and even more so that it seemed next to impossible to find anywhere that could help her out. She had paused once she reached the Ice Cream Parlor and had been starring at the chart for what felt like an eternity, not able to decide what flavor to go for, when she spotted someone in the corner of her eye. Unsure if she was in their way or wether they had been waiting around for ages, she took a step to the side. “Oh sorry - I just love ice cream and I am very indecisive.” She said. “You can go ahead if you are getting something.”