time reverses ;

           ❝  i'm s o r r y ... i'm a week and a half late.  ❞

                      well.

                               she doesn't eat meat ; chips are alright.

     ❝                happy father's day.  ❞

me: ok

ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ   ғ ᴏ ʀ   ᴀ   s ᴛ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ ᴇ ʀ  ;

❝ I don't really know. My name is Abigail.    What's              your               name ? ❞

                         and then, she smiles.

She knows she'd be staring too, had it been anybody else. Abigail is accustomed to the eyes by now, glued to the rarely uncovered scar on her throat, all thoughts picturing what might have caused the wound in the first place. Her own blue hues find themselves stuck to the other; their impolite actions mirrored on her pale face. It's curiosity that fills her gaze, deep beneath the surface. Nothing more.

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