Hecate had closed her eyes but hadn't managed to fall back asleep, the pain impossible to ignore. Her eyes shot wide open however at the sound of her name. "Ada?" Her voice was louder than intended, not having realized how much she needed to hear from Ada until now. She grimaced, jaw locking to keep from voicing the pain as she shifted to squint down at the bright glass.
"How's your nose? I see the bleeding stopped."
Hecate's brows pinched together. This wasn't right. Amusement over Hecate's pain shown clearly over the face of one Hecate cared so much for. The face wasn't the only thing out of place Hecate noted as she took in the clothes. Her brows lowered and she growled out the name like a dirty word.
"Agatha."
The woman laughed in turn. "You should be happier to see me…after all this may be the only conversation you get for a very long time."
Hecate refused to play whatever game this was. Remaining silent as she fumed, pressed back against the wall for as much distance as she could manage in the confined space.
"I've never understood why you've always been so untrusting of me Hecate. I have only ever offered you friendship. It wasn't until after you conspired against me that I even housed a negative thought towards you."
Hecate's brows shot up in disbelief despite her attempts to disengage. "Conspired against you? I have only ever done what was needed to stop your schemes to supersede your own sister."
"I was doing what was best for the school. Ada doesn't have what it takes…"
"Ada is what is best for the school."
"What has my sister done to earn such loyalty, hm? And what did I do so wrong? It's such a waste. Ms. Gullet, as useful as she is, could never hope to be half the witch you are or half as loyal. If you were by my side, we could finally put Cackles Academy on top again...and achieve so much more. Ada doesn't have the ambition needed to put to use your full potential Hecate."
"Cackles has long been a pinnacle of educational standards and Ada…"
"Yes, yes but that doesn't change the fact that more and more witching families are sending their girls to other schools now does it? She'll never truly appreciate you, you know."
"She already does." Hecate rebutted matter-of-factually.
"Yes but not in the way you truly want her to."
Hecate tensed. "I'm quite sure I don't know what you're talking about."
