unfocused and unattentive, emmett stood down by the lake, knowing what was in its depths and wanting to crawl inside, anyway. it'd be nicer down there, quiet, sun waving through ripples above his head. that's a thought his therapist wouldn't like, though, so instead he stood on the shore, only taken away from his thoughts when he saw the same car he'd seen several times coming back this way. he had a new neighbor, and though he wasn't a very curious man, he did begin to walk that way, from the house he inherited to lenore's, waving a bit as she got out of her car. 'i've seen you come and go a few times, and figured i'd finally ask if you needed any help,' smile was small, weak, but there. 'or just to introduce myself, if you have it handled,' @gr4veless.







