{"id":3755,"date":"2018-10-22T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2018-10-21T19:43:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T23:43:36","slug":"four-02-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3755","title":{"rendered":"Four – 02"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Marin’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

We sat and watched the rain in silence for a few minutes. My gaze drifted upward, toward the clouds. They were moving fast, though not alarmingly so, no strange rotations, no twisting or folding that usually heralded something more than the usual late summer rain. I felt a bit of tension draining away as we sat there. Hecate kept leaning against me, though after a quick squeeze freed her arm from around my waist and took her pencil from behind her ear. She flipped to a clean page in her sketchbook but didn\u2019t start drawing right away.<\/p>\n

A quiet sigh escaped her and she stared out at the rain. \u201cThere\u2019s so much going on inside my head,\u201d she whispered. \u201cThat\u2019s sometimes the hardest part\u2014trying to put some kind of order to the chaos that never quite stops. Quelling the clamor.\u201d<\/p>\n

I squeezed her gently and she turned her head just enough to smile at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe art helps,\u201d she said softly. \u201cIt\u2019s weird how much it helps. When Matt was with me\u2014when I\u2014\u201d she broke off, frowning as she looked down again. I bit my lip.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d I said. \u201cHecate, it\u2019s okay. When Matt was with you before you came here?\u201d<\/p>\n

She took a breath and nodded, picking up on the prompt. \u201cI had a house up on a cliff that overlooked the water. Matt found some of my sketchbooks there. I told him that I used the art to help me stay myself. It\u2019s the truth. I\u2014I need it so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen keep doing it,\u201d I whispered. \u201cKeep doing it and we\u2019ll find other things that help. Whatever we have to do, we\u2019ll do it. You\u2019re family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The breath she took was shaky, but her nod was firm. \u201cAnd that means everything. Absolutely everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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