Who: Matty and Vicks When: Tonight, after dinner. Where: 6th year Girls Dorms, Gryffindor. What: Oh, you know, just everything. Rating: PG-13 for language, I assume. Open/Closed: Closed
Matty was idly chatting with Gideon about her serious lack of boyfriend when she heard the door open, her eyes not moving from the page. It was the first time in hours that she had stopped crying but her face was still red and swollen, her eyes almost raw from all of the tears she wiped away angrily. The more time she had to think about everything that was going on the more scared she became and somewhere throughout the day her fear turned into anger. They were being lied to by their government, how did that even make sense? Jimmy was being pulled out of school, Gideon was offering her a place to go; even Bee, a new person in her life was promising to find out a way to get them all out safely. The one person she wanted to talk to was quiet and the other person who made her feel safe was on a journal sabbatical.
With one last word to Gideon, Matty closed her journal and tucked it under her pillow, waiting for Vicks to come into the room. She exhaled, ran her hands through her hair and pulled the blankets up around her. This was her safe place. This was her home.