Bridget Dunstan is BAD to the bone (badassbee) wrote in fourteenshades, |
"You have to take time for the little things," she said, her brogue rather thick. "Life moves so fast that we'll miss it in the blink of an eye. Especially here. There's no way of knowin' what's happenin' back home. Not really. Not for all of us. There's no one to ask." Bee turned her face away from Merlin and closed her eyes tight. She started to apologise when she felt his hand on hers. Turning it so their palms met, Bridget curled her fingers around Merlin's, though she kept her face turned away.
"I miss my family," she whispered. "I'm scared for them, and those close enough to me who would know their fate are here but are too young or do not survive to learn it. Or they're not here at all." She took a shuddering breath and held it for a moment before letting it out in a huff. "I really should not drink wine." She sniffed. "I'm sorry, Merlin."