A Mother's Love
A/N: I own nothing. I'm only playing with Uncle Julian and ITV's things. Spoilers for episode 5.03.
Edith ran upstairs and was very fortunately not noticed by anyone; focus was on the Russian refugees and she was not missed. She collapsed onto the bed and cried. She cried until there were no more tears. When Anna came to Madge came to dress her for dinner, she pled a headache and took to her bed, where she stayed all night, alone with her thoughts. She cried until the tears would not come; her heart was broken.
She did not go down for breakfast the next morning.
She did not go down for lunch either.
"Where is Edith?" Cora asked her husband. "Did she come down for breakfast?"
"I didn't see her. Carson?"
"No Milord, Lady Edith did not come down to breakfast. Madge took her a tray."
"I'll go up after we finish eating to check on her," Cora announced.
Cora left the dinning room and made her way to her middle daughter's bedroom and knocked. When no answer came, Cora went in. The curtains were closed and Edith was in bed, facing the wall, sobbing.
"Edith?" Cora said as she gently sat down on the bed. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Mama," she said feabily a she wiped her tears. "A headache is all."
"Edith, you've been in bed since yesterday. Had a better send for Dr. Clarkson?"
"There's nothing he can do," she whispered.
"Edith, you know you can tell me anything, don't you my darling?"
"Not this Mama," she said as the tears started to fall again, sobs wracking her body.
"Cora?" Robert called from the doorway. "Whatever is the matter with her?"
"I don't know. Darling, please tell us," Cora pleaded.
"I want my daughter back!" she cried.
"Daughter?" her parents chorused.