[ It's been a hard few days to say the absolute least.
She'd woken up to Jamie gone; not unusual because he was an early riser. But as she'd sat up, she immediately realized every touch of his in their bedroom was gone. All of his things, every trace of him. For a moment she'd simply stood in the middle of the room, unsure how to process it before realizing she had to tell Brianna. So, she'd opened the door and gone through the living room to Brianna's bedroom door only to find it gone.
The entire space had ceased to exist, and that was how Claire found out she was completely, utterly alone again. She'd fallen to the floor and sobbed, feeling a grief similar to how she felt the moment she was back through the stones, separated from Jamie. She'd wrapped her arms around herself and cried then, too.
After a while --days-- she sends a message to a private list for easy access; she doesn't realize names once deleted are returned when the person re-arrives as well. Finally, she stands up, trying to pull herself together somehow.
The voice she hears on the other side of the door as she's pouring a drink isn't what she expected, having lost Caleb long ago. When she opens the door she's a mess; hair loose and eyes red. But it's him, and she could cry all over again, pulling him into her arms in a tight hug without saying a word.
caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaleb :3
She'd woken up to Jamie gone; not unusual because he was an early riser. But as she'd sat up, she immediately realized every touch of his in their bedroom was gone. All of his things, every trace of him. For a moment she'd simply stood in the middle of the room, unsure how to process it before realizing she had to tell Brianna. So, she'd opened the door and gone through the living room to Brianna's bedroom door only to find it gone.
The entire space had ceased to exist, and that was how Claire found out she was completely, utterly alone again. She'd fallen to the floor and sobbed, feeling a grief similar to how she felt the moment she was back through the stones, separated from Jamie. She'd wrapped her arms around herself and cried then, too.
After a while --days-- she sends a message to a private list for easy access; she doesn't realize names once deleted are returned when the person re-arrives as well. Finally, she stands up, trying to pull herself together somehow.
The voice she hears on the other side of the door as she's pouring a drink isn't what she expected, having lost Caleb long ago. When she opens the door she's a mess; hair loose and eyes red. But it's him, and she could cry all over again, pulling him into her arms in a tight hug without saying a word.
She does let out a sob, though. ]