I'm trying something a little different to try to grapple with my feelings about everyone's first night home from Egypt. I expect these will be hard to follow, and I apologize. Sometimes you just have to write things down. Thanks for reading, you're all wonderful.
Summary: It is the first night home, and she cannot take care of him.
The Words
"Grandpa"
"Anzu, why are you-"
"Please help Grandpa, I don't – He won't sleep, there's nothing I can say, I tried to—"
"Shh dear, shh. Why don't you head home and get some rest yourself?"
"I can't leave him alone, he doesn't want to be alone."
"I'll go and sit with him dear, he won't be alone. He'll never be alone."
"Oh god…. Grandpa, I'm sorry, I don't mean to be – I just can't…"
"Death does not make sense to the living, Anzu. There is no preparation in the world that can shield us from missing a person when they are gone. It's just what the heart does."
"None of us understood – we didn't think it would be like this."
"How could you? Your love for that boy was so much stronger than your fears, you hardly let yourselves feel them."
"I'm scared for Yugi. How is he going to get over this?"
"Come, wipe your tears dear. That's right, shh… My boy had – has – the heart of a king. And so did you dear, and Jounouchi, and Honda. You will weather this together."
"This won't pass easily."
"If it could, it wouldn't be love."
"…Thank you, grandpa."