Catherine and April

When April wakes up she is checked on and Catherine drives her back to her house after.

She takes a bath and Catherine gives her clothes to wear.

April sleeps in her room that Catherine had prepared for her years ago and kept it for whenever she wants or needs to come over. After a couple of hours Catherine wakes her up so she can eat.

They sit at a table together, eating a meal prepared while April was in the sleeping.

After awhile of eating in silence, Catherine breaks it by saying. "Now, do you want to talk about it?"

"What?."

"You know what."

April thinks about it. "No." she says and carries on eating

"Are you sure about that?"

"hmh." April confirms in between her meal, realising how hungry she has been. She consumes the food, hardly taking a break to chew properly.

After a while Catherine snatches the plate from her leaving a confused April staring after it.

"April what are you going to do?"

April sits back understanding all too well what she is talking about. The kids...

She wipes her hands.

"Go home and tell them." she says, feeling old and tired.

"They are already on their way. I asked Richard to call Jackson and he is bringing them over." Catherine says and hesitates before she continues.

"April, I was hoping we could talk before they get here. Tell me everything. How is work, the kids, you?"

"It's been... You know and then..."

"And then what?"

"Matthew he... I'm sorry, but I need to make a few phone calls and..."

"Jackson was asking about that."

"Wha"

"Apparently you left your phone at home. You have been getting calls from Matthews parents and-"

"Oh my God!" April stands up, tipping her chair over and sending it flying. " I, I need to." She says hitting her forehead with the palm of her hand. Not believing how out of touch she had been.

"Before you can do all that and before Jackson comes with the kids we need to talk." Catherine says getting up to pull Aprils hand away from her face so they can talk properly.

"Now, tell me what happened that night that Matthew was in a fire and why have you been avoiding talking about it. Besides we haven't talked in ages." Catherine says sitting back down.

April tries to sit back down too and falls on her butt instead. "Wo."

"April are you..."

Catherine enquires and tries to help her up when she doesn't get up by herself.

She sees her shoulders shaking and joins her on the floor meaning to give her comfort if she needs it only to find April laughing.

April laughs until tears come out. Catherine hits her on the shoulder and says. " Did you just have me worried and turn out to be laughing."

"It's so funny." April says the laughter carrying on and Catherine stares at her confused, after awhile Catherine finds herself smiling at her state and when April lies down she joins her, her smile broadening at the the sounds coming out of Aprils mouth.

She finds herself slowly joining in the madness, not sure why they are laughing, but deciding to go with it.

Knowing at the back of her head that mimicking one's behaviour, can make them more comfortable and needing April to be comfortable enough with her to speak. Catherine lets herself join in on Aprils laughter, but after a while unable to help herself Catherine also finds herself truly laughing, something she hasn't done since, since forever...

"Why are we laughing?" Catherine asks trying to keep their conversation going to the right direction, in between the uncontrollable laughter.

"I don't know." April answers still laughing.

"My stomach feels like it has knots that are coming undone." April continues.

After a moment of evaluating herself. "Me too." Catherine agrees, feeling the worries she had over these couple of months come undone, just by lying on the floor and laughing.