Maria sighed as she felt Albie's weight on the daybed. "Not quite like I've been hit by a large truck, but not too far off." She wouldn't take her Wolfsbane potion until tomorrow morning, and no matter her mood on the day before the moon, she always longed for the potion to sooth the pre-effects.
"Hi," she said, feeling unsure. The gossip column had her feeling unsure about them, on top of the physical and emotional issues of it being so close to the moon.