valerie anna . climbing the stairway (24k) wrote in musingslogs,
With some difficulty, Valerie maneuvered herself to face the door from under the heap of blankets they'd piled atop her. She looked as ill as she felt, pasty white with an unhealthy flush, a slight sheen of sweat over her forehead under the tangled hair. Her eyes went over Hayley without recognition once, but upon the second sweep she nodded a little. She'd seen the woman before, and associated her with Orin. The accent strengthened Valerie's mental association, and she stopped straining to sit up.
She listened to the introduction and raised her brows slightly with surprise. "No," she said, in a voice desert dry. "Actually no one has... asked that." It started out strong and faded back down until she had to take a breath. "I'm not hungry but... I'm sure Orin.. is."