Jul 13, 2023
@vitalphenomena / accepting.
"Thanks for the coffee, but you really don't have to sit here with me. I'm embarrassed enough as it is." The tears had dried and the warm beverage had soothed the mental breakdown, but she'd rather not be an even bigger inconvenience by forcing onto her any small talk. Even if her heart still felt like it would burst out of her chest. Years later and Evie still found triggers everywhere, even in the midst of a dinner rush in a small diner. She slides a hundred dollar bill across the table, "Here, keep the change."