black bird. || no longer accepting!
❛ you must be really scared, huh? but don’t worry, you got nothin’ t’worry about, sweetie. we’ll be right here with ya. it might hurt a little, but that’s nothin’ to be scared of. ❜
the little girl nodded, staring at the floor. beside her, her mother mabel shifted in her seat, lips drawn into a tight line. the nurse smiled, first at the mother, who glared on, and then at the child, little ella, who refused to make eye contact.
❛ how’d it happen? didja fall? ❜ the nurse asked jovially, setting aside the cast and beginning to gently wipe down the broken arm. ella flinched but didn’t pull away or cry out – an impressive feat for a six-year-old.
❛ my brother pushed me off the slide, ❜ she murmured. mabel turned her glare on the little redhead, who winced again, this time not from the pain.
❛ i’m sure he didn’t mean to, ❜ the nurse offered, spotting the animosity between them. better to diffuse the situation before someone started screaming – god knows they have enough of that in ortho.
❛ yes he did, ❜ insisted the little girl. ❛ he did it on purpose, he alw– ❜
❛ ella muirin hall, your brother did not mean to push you off that slide! thomas has apologized to you several times; he feels terrible. you need to stop lying for attention and accept his apology right now, or you’ll be in big trouble when we get home! ❜
the little girl fell silent, solemn green eyes flickering up to the nurse, just for a moment before coming to rest again on the linoleum floor.
❛ he’s the liar, ❜ she muttered, barely audible. ❛ not me. ❜