Thirteen: What if Clover ran away for good
Episode: Clover time.
With Clover's whereabouts ceased to nothing, Sofia went back into the castle and did her portrait with a smile. If one were paying attention, they would've seen that it had been weak.
Almost as if she was concealing her real emotions so her parents wouldn't notice.
Yet long after the portrait had been completed and hung on the wall to dry, Sofia's cheeks were flushed from crying. Being mature for her age, crying was something she rarely expressed unless it was necessary.
This time through Clover's disappearance was a must for her to shed tears. She hadn't meant for him to run away as a result of a disagreement.
In all honesty she should've been used to sharing a room. She shared one with Miranda for six years once she'd outgrown her crib and aside from damp sheets from potty training accidents or vomit from getting sick in the middle of the night that required her mother to wash them, there had been no complaints.
Sharing with Clover had been a different experience. Sofia tried to reach a compromise with the rabbit but to her, it seemed like he hadn't cared.
"Sofia?"
Amber's voice had cut away from her thoughts as Sofia glanced at her with blood shot eyes.
"Can you close the door please?" She asked softly, her bottom lip quivering.
The older sister nodded, sitting down beside her. Admittedly she was alarmed by the way the younger sister's normally bright ocean blue eyes looked but didn't say anything about it.
Instead she stroked Sofia's hand and hoped it would ease whatever heartbreak she was enduring.
"Is something wrong?" Amber asked, stroking her hair with a free hand.
"Clover ran away," Sofia croaked. "I got mad at him for making my room a mess yesterday and he just disappeared. I looked all over for him this morning but I couldn't find him anywhere. It's all my fault."
"No Sofia. It can't be. Maybe your rabbit, err Clover, just needs some space. It happens to the best of us. Even James and I need space from each other once in awhile."
"You think so? I thought he hated me and went to live in the forest to find a girl rabbit to have babies with."
"I'm not completely sure but Sofia you'll be okay. It's just one disagreement. He'll come back. Hopefully," Amber mumbled.
"If he doesn't come back, then what?" Sofa wondered.
Amber sighed, wiping away her sister's tear stained face with a handkerchief she kept as a spare before she smiled.
"You'll have us. You'll have the rest of the animals you're friends with. Heck you'll probably find another rabbit in the future. We'll be here for you with or without Clover."
Sofia brightened a little. Though her heart still ached, she felt more better than what she had been.