Two-Sided Girl- ARCHIVE

“Excuse me,” she said politely, then quickly brought her coffee to a nearby table so she could take her call. As she’d expected, it was Elva telling her she was late to meet up with her. Surprisingly the woman didn’t seem irritated at all with Cadhla’s lack of punctuality – in fact, she seemed almost pleased. That thought solidified her idea that her father and Elva sent her to this particular cafe on purpose. She hung up with a lighthearted goodbye and a quick promise to meet up as soon as her coffee was finished. 

She watched the woman speak on the phone, privately marveling at just how…soft she appeared. How kind. The thought hit her hard and she had to turn away for a moment to let herself, again, mourn how she had used to be. When she turned back around, the other woman was back at the counter.

Mae laughed, the sound a tiny bit broken. “Sorry. It gets to be second nature, after a while. To the point where if I let things lie for too long they could come back to bite me in the ass later.” She hoped that admitting this wouldn’t scare the other woman away so soon. 

“Excuse me,” she said politely, then quickly brought her coffee to a nearby table so she could take her call. As she’d expected, it was Elva telling her she was late to meet up with her. Surprisingly the woman didn’t seem irritated at all with Cadhla’s lack of punctuality -- in fact, she seemed almost pleased. That thought solidified her idea that her father and Elva sent her to this particular cafe on purpose. She hung up with a lighthearted goodbye and a quick promise to meet up as soon as her coffee was finished. 

“That might take a bit for me to get used to.” For a while the most important had been getting out. Getting back to Isaac. Now that she was in the world again and circling Isaac, she was at a bit of a loss for how to continue on. To find new goals. 

"That is perfectly okay." Cadhla understood that feeling well enough. They didn't have the same exact experience but there was enough similarity that she could empathise.

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Cadhla was quiet, watching the woman in her silent struggle. The urge to reach out was strong but she tamped it down and was grateful for it when the woman finally spoke again. A piece of the puzzle snapped into place and she tipped her head, smiling slightly. “I have a feeling you are why they recommended this place to me,” she informed the lady calmly. 

Mae resisted the urge to sigh, fingers grazing over the old scars in an almost comforting manner. When the other woman mentioned that she was the reason she was here, her eyes widened some. Surprise slipped over the storm in her features. 

The little look of surprise on the woman's face made Cadhla's little smile bloom into a grin. "Yes," she confirmed. "It was the very first on their list of safe places to go. This is my first time adventuring out on my own, so they wanted things to go smoothly." She took a sip of her coffee and sighed. It was so good.