wow, it's been so long! please accept my offerings of peace!
this actually happened to me once, so you can't say i stole it off of anyone, gots it? well, it sorta happened, only i was eight instead of however old nel is, and it was a 4 hour nosebleed instead of a life-threatening situation. still, it was scary!
review please! for me?
Blood. So much blood. Make it stop…
Mother? Mummy, why are you crying?
Feel light. Feel dizzy.
Dad did it, didn't he. Dad made you cry.
I wonder…did he feel like this?
I hate him! I hate him for hurting mum!
It's my fault. All my fault.
I wish he would die!
I didn't mean it. I was young, I was foolish. I didn't mean it.
I wish the Reaper would take him away!
Be careful of what you wish for, eh?
Mummy, can I go round Clair's house? Why not? Why do you look so sad? And where's daddy? What's happened? Why isn't he back?
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"Nel! Damn, she's lost too much blood."
"Hold her down, Albel. I can't help her if she's struggling."
"Daddy! Daddy, where are you?"
"She's hallucinating. It's the blood loss, I think."
"It's my fault…"
"Nel, enough. It's not your fault. None of it is. If you want to blame anyone, blame me. I didn't think there would be any more of them. Mirage, heal her!"
"I'm sorry Albel. I used all of my mana in the fight."
"Daddy, I didn't mean it! Daddy!"
"It's poison! No wonder she's gone mad. Do we have any herbs left?"
"Yes! Hold her down again and open her mouth."
"Hurry, worm…"
"DADDY!"
"Come on, Nel. Swallow it! Shh…alright, you can let go now."
"It's all my fault…I didn't mean it…"
"Go to sleep, Zelpher. It's not your fault."
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