Healing through pain || shivian story

Chapter 12:

Chapter 12:

Monday rolls around and Siobhan is excited, she never has had a friend before let alone a friendly conversation! She is still sore and bruised. Yet disguises it behind a cold mask.

S: good morning Roger

R: morning, which nursery are you working at today?

S: Marjorie's nursery.

She says as she rolls her eyes. Unaware Marjorie was there that night.

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She arrives at the nursery, Siobhan still limping pulls herself together to hide it the best can, she felt incredibly insecure today. She wasn't wearing her heels as her ankle was busted from Friday night. She definitely needed them though, so she shoved them in her locker as she passed by. She staggered into the office where Marjorie was sitting. She shuffles in, without saying a word.
It was past lunch so only a few hours until Viv and hers meeting, autumn had a half day so Siobhan was covering for her.
Marjorie looks up from her desk and watches silently as Siobhan limps in. Marjorie can feels tears prickling in her eyes, she clears her throat.

M: uh you ok Siobhan? Why you limping?

'Oh god' Siobhan thinks to herself

S: I'm not? and regardless it's none of your business or concern if I was

M: alright, I just got a pop out I'll be back in a minute

S: I don't care

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Marjorie stands outstide the office door and begins to breathe slowly to clear her mind. she couldn't let Siobhan know.

'Marjorie? What's wrong?'

M; oh autumn, I thought you had a half day

A: I do I just left a file I need to read over in the staff room, what's wrong?

M: right, come down here

As she drags autumn down the corridor round a corner.

M: Siobhan. She-

A: Marjorie don't. Reece told me. I can't hear it again.

Autumn says as her eyes become redder. This obviously triggered something in her, a memory perhaps?

M: ok, it's just that Siobhan-

S: Siobhan...what?

Siobhan walks over trying to conceal the limp she is left with. She says with a stern stare, skeptical.

A: that your covering me, I will see you tomorrow Marjorie

As she walks away, leaving Marjorie chuckling awkwardly.
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A few hours pass and the clock reads '15:45', only fifteen minutes until Siobhan's meeting. An hour alone with a friend, this sounded so strange to Siobhan, a friend.

She sits there anxiously watches the minutes pass. 16:00.

S: I have a meeting I need to attend, it's in the family room.

Marjorie looks up at her desks as she watches Siobhan stands up and stumbles, wincing grabbing her hip.

M: oh! You alright Siobhan, do you-

Siobhan tenses up and swerves around shooting a stern stare towards Marjorie, trying to cover up her embarrassment. She walks out towards the family room, grabbing the heels from her locker and sits down, waiting for Vivian. She took her laptop with her and begins to work on the new enrolment forms.