OPEN TO everyone. LOCATION the daycare.
few stragglers were left behind , one including her own sanity as rita sat back against what remained of her old desk. her fingers curled around the edge , nails digging into the surface as outside’s pounds seemed to seep through the walls whenever it’d been this quiet. eyes never tore from the kids , shoulders tense as the cracked watch on her wrist continued to tick gently. ( at least there was SOME kind of indication of time passing by. ) footsteps soon catch her attention , nails now scraping against the surface as her head snapped towards the door. windows were boarded already , had been since day one , and any kind of light remaining was the product of whatever had decided to peek through at twilight. all tension eases at the sight of someone normal , someone not infected , and the femme’s eyelids flutter a bit - a product of sleeplessness - before she’s returning her gaze to the few kids occupying themselves with leftover toys in what used to be a reading corner. “ i should really get a bell for out there , huh ? ” it’s an attempt at soothing the obvious tension that came naturally with their world’s state , forced smile proceeding to grace her lips briefly. “ everything okay ? ”