#owenin

   to cry in front of someone, it was awful. nia didn’t cry, ever.    and to cry in front of someone was totally rare. she always    kept it together, she was strong. but for some reason today    she was unable to to do. she was unable to keep it together    this time. and in front of owen of all people. sure, she didn’t    know him amazingly well, but well enough to know about him    a bit. to know that he seemed strong and put together, he    was the type of man who didn’t give up. and to see her like    this? he must think that she’s pathetic.

         “i just feel... i feel like i let her down. and to let one           of them down when they are so small and have to             trust me to live... i couldn’t help her in the end.”

   she was surprised that owen wrapped his arms around the    small woman. nia wanted to run, so that he wouldn’t see    her like this. but instead, she felt her legs unable to do that.    for once, she didn’t want to be alone to cry. they were off    to the side, her employs couldn’t see her. so if she was to    cry, now would be the time. and to be held? it felt nice since    she had never felt such support.

            owenin ;; 

                        “I… I’m not… I’m not lying…”

   she spoke out softly, as if she was afraid to make her voice to loud.   as if making it louder would be more obvious that she was falling a-   part. it was part of the job, sometimes dinosaurs got sick and even   she couldn’t save them. sometimes, the died. and this was one of   those times. she was heartbroken, and standing like she was try-    ing to keep herself together, but deep down she was falling apart.

   she felt like she had let the little one down.

                               “i’m.. i’m fine… totally fine…”