"Good morning Mary! Good morning Tom! Buenos días Señor Uhl!"
Claire shut her locker door. "Looks like some one's happy." Unnaturally so, Claire thought to herself. Eli had given Señor Uhl a hug, and he was terrified of him. Then again, so was everyone, but that only further proved Claire's point. He places great value on his mother's opinion… perhaps it could be of use in the future. Then again, he hardly seems a threat.
Claire blinked. Those thoughts didn't sound like her own. That voice, it sounded so familiar. It was troubling. She'd have to tell Blinky-
Everything is fine, child.
Claire shook her head. What was she thinking about again? Oh right, Eli. "What happened?"
Eli grinned. "My mom-" he lowered his voice, "My mom believed me about the trolls." He whispered.
Claire smiled. "That's great Eli."
"Mmhhm." He nodded. "And, she bought me a doughnut this morning. She usually doesn't let me have sugar because she says I get really hyper and I can't focus, and I- Oh, hey Steve!"
Eli continued his excited chatter as he practically skipped through the halls, but Claire wasn't paying particularly much attention. She pulled out her phone, thumbing through her notifications.
Mom, yesterday 11:21 pm
Have you listened to the radio recently?
Claire stared at her phone. What kind of question was that? Parents could be so weird sometimes. Or maybe not. Her mom had been so focused on her camping recently. It was probably some stupid campaign interview. Merlin knows how many she'd been forced to listen to. Claire didn't bother with a response.
TP tagged you on his story
Jim yesterday, 10:39 pm
Are you alright? You seemed off yesterday
Dad two minutes ago
Could you watch Enrique tonight? You're mother's going on a last minute business trip, so I need to fill in for her at the campaign fundraiser tonight
Claire quickly typed out a response to her dad, making a note to tell Jim she wouldn't be available for training tonight. Honestly, after all Jim went through to get Enrique back, Claire hadn't been able to spend much time with her brother. It was understandable, considering Gunmar's return, but Claire felt somewhat guilty because of it. It would be nice to spend some alone time with her her little brother for a change.
She frowned at Jim's text. Now that she thought about it, she couldn't remember yesterday. It was strange- These blackouts been happening a lot lately. She'd been forgetting where she put things, waking up in odd places. It was almost as though-
Everything is fine, child.
Claire pocketed her phone without typing a response. There was an unsettling feeling in her stomach, but she ignored it until she convinced herself it wasn't there.
Everything was fine.
