[heaven knows what Andy said to them to get them to leave. heaven knows how agonized she feels over having to leave before she's supposed to, a desertion of duty. but if she stays, she'll collapse - this is fact, and she has to avoid it. she sticks close, as if using Andy for protection, not saying anything, just being near and keeping her face away from others. no one notices her when she shrinks into herself. unobtrusive, exactly as she wants it.
it's only when they're before her door, and she has to unlock it, that she speaks again.]
I'm so sorry to put this on you.
[let her apologize. let her walk in, put her bag up, do all the necessary things she has to do in order to feel in control. which really amounts to her sinking to her floor in what the general room is, on the floor pillows and with her head propped up on her elbows. honestly, she's scared to admit how tired she is. if she sleeps - if Andy stays, like this, there's no way she's not going to have nightmares.]
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it's only when they're before her door, and she has to unlock it, that she speaks again.]
I'm so sorry to put this on you.
[let her apologize. let her walk in, put her bag up, do all the necessary things she has to do in order to feel in control. which really amounts to her sinking to her floor in what the general room is, on the floor pillows and with her head propped up on her elbows. honestly, she's scared to admit how tired she is. if she sleeps - if Andy stays, like this, there's no way she's not going to have nightmares.]