#solxnum

"Are you alright?"

It was the usual busy afternoon at the restaurant Hannah worked in, and per usual, she was running from table to table to keep herself caught up. She took a minute to recollect herself after handling a party of nine, then walked up to her newest table.  "Hi, I'm Hannah, I'll be your server this afternoon." She smiled and spoke the same old lines, as she did at every table. "Can I get you started with something to drink?" She rose her brows as she asked, her attention undivided from the woman sitting at her table.

"You have five seconds…"

                                       It's been barely a week since she                                        woke up from  that black,  empty                                        death.  She's holed herself  away                                        in the swamps;  she thought she                                        would be safe out here.

                    "--Alright, run that by me again?"

         "I-- I don't think that's what that's used for..."