@pankuningen | cont.
‘ But... ‘ Baby gave a slight hiccup, meaning that it was too late to stop her tears now. She felt the tears roll down her cheeks and her teeth sunk into her lip to try and silence the sobs bubbling up inside her.
One hand reached up to brush away the tears, hopefully, before Gladius noticed and the other hand clutched at the bottom of her skirt. She hated feeling this way because she knew in the back of her mind that she was just going to be mocked. Another part of her knew that Gladius was right but she was young and hurt and it was hard to listen to his words so she ignored his last statement.
‘ I loved them, Gladius. They needed me... ‘ More tears flowed down her cheeks but she didn’t move to wipe them away this time.










