Refresh: Extras

Mansion Pt. 8

   Day 12. It's around. 5 am. I don't know how Dec and Club can sleep through THAT.

   I sipped the coffee with a sigh. I miss my kids. We were supposed to leave almost a week ago. I hope the snow clears soon.

   I looked up from the mug as someone stumbled down the stairs. It was Error. With a noticable limp.

   "F-Fresh! I uh. What are you doing up?" His face was bright yellow.

   I narrowed my eyes. "Learn to be quieter, yeah?"

   He flushed worse. "Aw I mean ack. I'm sorry!" He hissed.

   "Whatever." I murmured. I was tired and out of it. Being away from the kids so long and being stuck here has taken a toll on my mental health.

   "Fresh... Are you alright?" Error asked worry masking his embarrassment.

   I sipped my coffee. "I'm fine. I just wanna go home."

   "I JUST WANNA GO HOME!"

   The memory made me flinch. "I hate this place." It was fun at first. . . and then 5 days turned into almost 2 weeks.

   "I HATE THIS PLACE!"

   I set the mug down a bit too harshly. Coffee splashed out onto my hand. I winced and yanked my hand up. "That burns. . ."

   "STOP! THAT BURNS!"

   "Fresh you're having a relapse. Come on let me see..." Error was right in front of me now.

   I held my hand out and just looked down. "I wanna go home."

   "Me too." Error sighed. "I miss Val." He looked over my hand. "This isn't bad."

   There was another set of steps on the stairs. Heart took a look at us and then decided to give us space. He disappeared into the living room.

   "Fresh are you okay?" Error asked grabbing my shoulders.

   "I'm fine. Really. Just. Bad morning." I leaned into his touch.

   "Okay. . . Wanna go watch cartoons?" He smiled.

   I smiled back. "Sure." I picked up my coffee again.

   We sat on the couch watching Sailor Moon for a while. Heart joined us at some point. Reaper crept down the stairs and curled up on the other end of the couch. There was the sound of coffee brewing in the kitchen..Either Dream or Geno. Probably both. Club and Dec came down together and sat in front of the couch watching cartoons.

   Ink was the last to come down. He pat Dreams head and headed to check the window. It was like a morning routine now.

   "This episode sucks." Club murmured sleepily.

   "Yeah.." Reaper agreed.

   "Uh. . . Guys..." Ink called.

   8 heads turned to look at Ink. He had the door open. Without any snow. We could see the car in the driveway. Enough snow had melted that we could get out.

   Reaper was the first one up. He shot out the door and threw himself into the snow. "I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE HAPPY TO BE SO COLD IN MY LIFE!"

   "We can leave!!! Finally!!!" I cheered jumping off the couch.

   Error followed after. Mama Error really missed his baby.

   All of us seemed eager to GET OUT. We gathered out stuff in record time and we were in the car by 11.