Its barely sunrise and yet, two sisters have been up for hours. The elder of the two, petting and comforting the younger one as she lays in her lap. Elsa, the elder, speaks softly to younger. Fearing that if she spoke with too much emotion, it would spook her sister. They had been up for a while but not many words had been exchanged between them. She had first discovered her younger sister bent over a chamber pot retching without stop, crying in the little breaks she did get.
As any good sister would do she rushed over and put a loving arm around her sister's shoulders. She asked if she was ill or if she had eaten any spoiled food. But her sister didn't con firm either of her questions.
Anna, the younger of the two sisters just her eyes focused on the window and rising sun. Her head was resting in Elsa's lap as her sister stroked her hair in a comforting way. It'd been a while since she told her sister the reasoning behind her illness. It wasn't spoiled food or a illness of any sort in fact. There had been no other words exchanged. Each had sat in silence unsure of how to actually address the other.
"Are you sure?" Elsa finally spoke, she stopped petting her sister's hair.
Her question made Anna suck in two deep breaths. Breaths that were attempting mask the sobs that were breaking free.
She nodded and kneaded her eyes to force the tears to stay in them.
"Anna, he would be so thrilled if he were here! Don't be sad!" Elsa had finally found her words.
"I know. That's what makes it worse! He isn't here!" Anna violently pulled herself out of her sister's lap and made her way to the head of her bed, which they were sitting on. She flung herself down on the mattress and hugged a pillow to her body. Not just a pillow. But rather his pillow. It smelled of him. Which made her that much more depressed.
She missed her husband so much. It wasn't right that at this joyous moment in her life, she was crying. It wasn't right that once the pain passed she would be celebrating this event alone. He should be here with her.
He should be here, bouncing around the room with happiness, hugging her tightly in a bear hug. He should be talking about names and the future. But he isn't. His side of the bed is cold and empty, and as much as Anna wanted to blame her sister for the coldness, she couldn't.
"Anna, I'm sorry. But this is a very happy thing. Now you won't be so lonely cause he is gone." Elsa sat on the bed behind Anna and gave her best attempt at comforting her sister.
"I'll always be lonely without him. I miss him horribly when I go to look for him in the stables or anywhere and he isn't there. He should be here. I want him here!" Anna clutched the material of her nightgown that covered her stomach.
She was happy. She just couldn't find a way to it. Because despite the piece of him she has growing inside her, she wanted him. His smile, his hugs, his laugh, his voice, his kiss, his blonde floppy hair, his everything.
She squeezed her eyes tightly closed. In the darkness she could imagine her own world. The way his face would look when he first found out. The awe and amazement in his eyes as the months passed and her stomach extended. How he would tell her he couldn't wait and have to tell everyone he passed.
But sooner or later she would have to open her eyes. She would have to come out of the comfort of her fantasy and accept what reality has laid out for her.
Okay, let me have it. I want to know what you guys think and if I should continue with the story! It's a fun idea to play with and the characters allow lots of room for playing. I hope you enjoyed! Hopefully I will be back with more! Thanks for reading!
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