Sidestory: I missed you.
It's almost night and Taylor is hungry.
But her dad isn't here to make her food and she isn't in the mood to make it herself.
So, she sits at the table alone.
She looks like she is waiting.
Waiting for something.
Waiting for her dad to come home and cook dinner. They will have some pasta, he'll ask her if everything is alright at school, about homework, about Emma. She'll answer blandly and vaguely, making all the appropriate noises. She'll ask him about work, how the DWU is doing and how is Kurt and Lacey. He'll answer melancholic and tired, making all the appropriate noises.
Afterwards, they will do the dishes together. After they are done, he will say good night and give her a quick kiss on the forehead accompanied by a one-armed hug.
He'll go to his room to sleep and she will go to her room to fill her diary with a new entry. To it she'll confess everything that happened to her today. Maybe after she will half-heartedly do some homework and only after go to bed.
Sleep would come quickly, embracing her softly.
But he hasn't come home yet.
So, Taylor is still sitting at the table.
She is waiting.
Waiting alone.
Waiting for something.
…
Her hands twitch.
Her body trembles.
Her mind shatters.
Her will wavers.
…
She is still sitting at the table.
Sitting alone, waiting for something.
What is she waiting for?
…
"Taylor! Oh my God! There you are!"
She looks at source of noise.
A girl is there by her side.
"What happened?"
She keeps looking at the source of noise.
She decides to turn away from it.
She is not what she is waiting for.
She is still sitting on the table.
Sitting alone, waiting.
"Oh no! Taylor! Look at me! Taylor!"
She ignores the noise.
She is waiting.
She is sure that whatever she's waiting for will arrive soon.
She is sure that the noise will distract her.
She keeps waiting.
"Oh, Taylor! When was the last time you took the vial?"
She keeps ignoring the noise.
She will keep waiting.
She will keep waiting until it arrives.
…
What is she waiting for, again?
"Here, I have it with me. Keep still!"
She keeps still.
She has done nothing but keep still.
Waiting for something.
She is alone but she is waiting.
Waiting still.
…
There's the feeling of a prick in her neck.
…
Her hands twitch.
Her body convulses.
Her mind expands.
Her will strengthens.
…
She looks at the girl.
She is looking at Aisha.
She sees tears in Aisha's eyes.
"Oh, Taylor…"
She feels warm arms around her.
"I didn't find you and…"
She ignores Aisha's babbling.
She feels something warm and wet in her face.
She feels her arms rise and encircle Aisha.
…
It's night and Taylor is hungry.
Her dad isn't home to make dinner, but she and Aisha will cook something up.
So, she sits at the table with her.
She is sitting at the table, waiting.
She is waiting, still.
But now she is not waiting alone.
