I'll Be Seeing You {RadioDust}

Chapter 28

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Friday, February 25th, 1921
New Orleans
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Amélie had returned home from her shift early on the twenty-fifth of February, nothing at the hospital needed to be done so there was no real need for her to be there. That, and she had started to feel rather sick to the stomach the past few days as well, but nothing she couldn't push through.
Upon making it home, she noticed that the mail had arrived so she made sure to grab it on her way inside.

Alastor had gone out early that morning for God only knows what and was due to arrive sometime that afternoon or early evening.
Checking over each envelope with a hum, the woman paused as the third and final one was addressed to Alastor all the way from New York City.
This was the letter they had been waiting to receive and Amélie couldn't have been happier and more excited, even though it wasn't for her.

Setting it on the table, for the time being, she went up to get herself changed and cleaned up before taking some time to relax before preparing dinner, now eager for her son's arrival home so he could open the letter.

Alastor had in fact gone out hunting that morning for a change. The shop was closed for the day, the owner celebrating a birthday. He'd taken to his boat early that morning, trusty shotgun in his possession as well as some food wrapped and tied in a cloth that he could snack on while out. 

Since small game was currently in season, Alastor had been fairly successful on his hunt. He'd managed to gather a few small animals such as rabbits, a couple of squirrels, and had even come across a duck. He knew very well that his mother didn't like it when he came dragging the game in through the house, but there was really no other way. He didn't want to leave it out on the porch and risk the warmth getting to the animals, thus ruining the meat.

Taking off his shoes, leaving his shotgun outside, Alastor quickly carried the game in through the house. They were wrapped in cloth, however that didn't entirely stop any blood from dripping onto the floorboards of the house.
"Mama, I'm back!"

The moment the door opened, Amélie was on her feet and rushing towards the door.
"Alastor!"
She cheered as she went to greet him, but tutted as he made his way through the house, blood trailing behind him.
"What have I told you about this?"
She scolded as she followed, avoiding stepping in the little droplets.

Alastor paused for a moment, looking back behind him.
"Ah, I apologize."

"Oh, never mind that now. Anthony's first letter arrived!"
The woman said with a wide smile, picking the letter up from the table as she passed, holding it close to her.

He smiled, blinking a couple of times at the letter his mother brought to light, mentioning who it was from.
Immediately, Alastor felt something within him flutter at the mere mention of Anthony's name, the man looking down at the dead animals in his arms.
"I, uh, I'll clean these up and then I shall read the letter. Do you mind if I read it over first before you do?"

Amélie shook her head, smiling wide.
"Not at all! He's your friend and this is your mail, after all. Be quick though, I've been waiting since eleven this morning!"
She said as she set the envelope down again and went to grab some cleaning supplies to help clean up the trail so they could get to the letter faster.

"I see it was a successful trip."
The woman smiled, humming to herself as she went back to the front door where the trail began and knelt down, quickly starting to wipe up the animals' blood.

"Yes, it fortunately was. I even got lucky towards the end of the trip, finding a duck for us to have."
Alastor called as he carried the game to the kitchen where he would clean everything up, deciding to leave the animals for now, wanting to open Anthony's letter as quickly as possible.