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To Lose the Longing
Oct. 11th, 2017 05:40 pmThis might be premature. The house still doesn't feel like hers, and she's still not entirely convinced she'll be staying. But Saoirse's been excited to see it ever since Greta mentioned it, and she doesn't suppose there's any harm in showing it to her.
It's tidy, though that's no great feat. Everything Greta owns can fit comfortably in one of the spare bedrooms, and that's where many of her belongings still are: out of the way until she can find a more permanent place for them, gathered together in case she decides there's no permanent place for them (or her) here. But there's enough in the way of furniture and such in the living room and dining room that it looks like it could be a home, even if it feels more like a mockery of one. And there's more than enough room for a little girl and a big dog to romp around for a bit.
It'll be nice to get a little more life into the place, she thinks, even if it's just for a visit.
She wraps up her shift at Green Gardens right around Saoirse's return from school, and finds the girl up in her room, dropping off her backpack and fending off Cu's delighted welcome.
"I thought you might like to see the house today," Greta offers, giving Cu an absent pat when he bounds over to bestow some of his spare excitement on her. "If you don't have too much homework."
It's tidy, though that's no great feat. Everything Greta owns can fit comfortably in one of the spare bedrooms, and that's where many of her belongings still are: out of the way until she can find a more permanent place for them, gathered together in case she decides there's no permanent place for them (or her) here. But there's enough in the way of furniture and such in the living room and dining room that it looks like it could be a home, even if it feels more like a mockery of one. And there's more than enough room for a little girl and a big dog to romp around for a bit.
It'll be nice to get a little more life into the place, she thinks, even if it's just for a visit.
She wraps up her shift at Green Gardens right around Saoirse's return from school, and finds the girl up in her room, dropping off her backpack and fending off Cu's delighted welcome.
"I thought you might like to see the house today," Greta offers, giving Cu an absent pat when he bounds over to bestow some of his spare excitement on her. "If you don't have too much homework."
