Forgotten Embers
Now, with her father missing and presumed dead, there were some questions of what would be done with Avera under her new status as a ward of the state.
"Avera! Oh, you're back, child! Where have you been?" said the kind faced lady, sobbing as she squeezed her.
"It's alright, Annetta. I'm alright," she said, and her face fell against the woman's shoulder. "It's okay. I'm back now," she reiterated, perhaps assuring herself more than her caretaker. "I'm sorry. I just... needed some space."
She was relieved to feel the gentle embrace of a familiar friend, and her face relaxed into a smile as she collapsed in the lady's plump arms, the tears flowing freely from their eyes.
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