Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 21:16:13 GMT -5
There were days when she couldn't believe what the world had come to.
For so long, Gabrielle had tried to see the best in people. She had tried to see past the surface, as she had so wished people would do for her. But in this world — in this horrible nightmare that had unfolded around her — she wasn’t sure there was much good left to see.
They had to take what they could get. It was smiles from Simone and hugs from Dean. It was the safety that they had with each other. But it was the sort of safety that didn’t extend to everyone in this world. She had seen it first hand when muggleborns were dragged out of their homes and into that awful…place.
It made her heart feel like ice.
But Gabrielle was never sure what she could do. She wanted them all to be safe. She wanted to protect her family. When Dean had told her that he had found Sarai, Gabs had felt the tears welling up. She couldn’t imagine what the girl had been through. She couldn’t imagine what she had felt. Sarai had always been so strong — so headstrong, even — it was something that ran in the family. But Dean had told her what had happened. He had told her about the strange look in her eyes…emptiness.
She had found her after that — owling her and asking when they could meet. The girl gave a vague schedule, enough so that Gabrielle could meet up with her after she finished her chores for the day. Standing on the corner of the street, she watched the door carefully, her eyes darting to every person that came out of the building…until finally she saw her sister-in-law.
“Sarai,” she said, taking a small step forward. She wasn’t sure what else to say. She wasn’t sure if her sister-in-law would push her away, but Gabs went forward and wrapped her arms around her shoulders, pulling her close. The Delacours had always been huggers — Gabs was no exception. Hugs made her feel like the world wasn’t so dark — they made her feel like there was someone standing in her corner. She could only hope that it made Sarai feel similarly. They hadn’t been there for her when she most needed them, but she was here now. For anything. For everything. Gabrielle just hoped that her extension of help and love wasn’t too late. “I am…so sorry, ma sœur. So, so sorry.”
For so long, Gabrielle had tried to see the best in people. She had tried to see past the surface, as she had so wished people would do for her. But in this world — in this horrible nightmare that had unfolded around her — she wasn’t sure there was much good left to see.
They had to take what they could get. It was smiles from Simone and hugs from Dean. It was the safety that they had with each other. But it was the sort of safety that didn’t extend to everyone in this world. She had seen it first hand when muggleborns were dragged out of their homes and into that awful…place.
It made her heart feel like ice.
But Gabrielle was never sure what she could do. She wanted them all to be safe. She wanted to protect her family. When Dean had told her that he had found Sarai, Gabs had felt the tears welling up. She couldn’t imagine what the girl had been through. She couldn’t imagine what she had felt. Sarai had always been so strong — so headstrong, even — it was something that ran in the family. But Dean had told her what had happened. He had told her about the strange look in her eyes…emptiness.
She had found her after that — owling her and asking when they could meet. The girl gave a vague schedule, enough so that Gabrielle could meet up with her after she finished her chores for the day. Standing on the corner of the street, she watched the door carefully, her eyes darting to every person that came out of the building…until finally she saw her sister-in-law.
“Sarai,” she said, taking a small step forward. She wasn’t sure what else to say. She wasn’t sure if her sister-in-law would push her away, but Gabs went forward and wrapped her arms around her shoulders, pulling her close. The Delacours had always been huggers — Gabs was no exception. Hugs made her feel like the world wasn’t so dark — they made her feel like there was someone standing in her corner. She could only hope that it made Sarai feel similarly. They hadn’t been there for her when she most needed them, but she was here now. For anything. For everything. Gabrielle just hoped that her extension of help and love wasn’t too late. “I am…so sorry, ma sœur. So, so sorry.”