Stally - Dream Sparks

Tenth

Ally wakes up, disorientated and with a huge headache. She looks down and jumps. She is naked! And who the fuck is that girl next to her? She grabs her stuff as fast and quiet as possible and gets dressed. She closes the front door quietly, filled with relief. She starts walking home when her phone beeps. She takes it out of her pocket and reads the message she got. *Meet you at your place in 20. K.* Shit. Shit! Her sister is coming over and she'll have to speed walk to get there in time. She owes her sister one because she kind of ruined her party the other day where she passed out. Kimber is still angry and Ally wonders what she wants. As she reaches her apartment 30 minutes later Kimber is already waiting outside. 'Hey', Ally says, 'I'm sorry I was out for the night and I couldn't get here faster.' 'It's ok', Kimber sights and they hug. 'C'mon in', Ally says with unlocking the door to her apartment. They both sit down at the kitchen table and stare at each other for a good minute. Ally starts to feel uncomfortable and moves nervously on her chair. 'What is it, Kim?', she asks. 'Are you okay?', her sister whispers and somehow her voice is giving Ally goose bumps. The words hit her right in the heart. Of course she is not ok. Of course she wants to stay in bed all day and cry her eyes out. Of course she is still dying inside. Of course this black hole is still her home. Of course she is nothing near ok. A single tear rolls down Ally's cheek and she turns her head, hoping her sister will not notice. But hearing Kimberly's sharp breath tells her the truth. It's like it always has been. Kimber knows her. She always did. Sometimes better than herself. Kimber always knows when Ally's not feeling well, no matter how hard Ally tries to hide it. That's how it is this time. 'I'm sorry, Kimber, but I can't tell you. I need to figure things out for myself first. Please just tell me why you came' Ally says quietly. 'Ok', Kimber answers and Ally can tell from the sound in her voice that she is disappointed and hurt. Ally feels a stitch in her heart. But she can't tell Kimber what is bothering her because she would look at Ally differently. She would look at her with disgust and disbelieve of what Ally is able to do. No, Ally can't risk that. She turns her head back to face her sister who starts explaining the reasons for her coming. 'So, since you know, I'll have another baby', she stops at this point and gives Ally an intense stare because that was it was the party Ally ruined was about. Ally's looks away, ashamed and she feels guilty. 'We want to go on vacation as long as we are able to. We decided to cross the big ocean and explore Europe', Kimber continues. 'Cool!', Ally says, excited for her sister and her sister's husband. But then she raises one eyebrow, 'But what's my role in it?' 'We ask you to care for Hera since it would be too much stress for both of us, Hera and us, if we took her.'
'How long?'
'Two months.'