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The dark thoughts parted like clouds in the face of her daughters cheerful face. “A penny? They’re worth much, much more than that.”
Kahlai giggled, digging her hands into her back pocket she pulled out a hundred-dollar bill. “Is this much enough?”
Sabina bit back her urge to scream her sisters name. Releasing a sigh, she took the bill and nodded. “Yep, this is about right.” Leaning, down she pressed a kiss to her daughters cheek. Straightening, she took her hand squeezing it slightly. “I was thinking that you’re ready to go to the park.”
Frowning cutely, Kahlia shook her head her pigtails flicking back and forth. “Mmm, one more episode of the little mermaid.”
Chuckling, Sabina couldn’t help remembering Oye’s words. “You really like the little mermaid don’t you.”
“Yes,” Kahlia said excitedly.
Smiling at her daughters’ cute actions, Sabina said. “Welp, maybe we’ll go see a real mermaid one day.”
At that her daughters eyes grew comically big, “Really?”
Sabina couldn’t help laughing as she walked back into the living room to watch another episode with her daughter.
A Week later
“I’m surprise you’re back at work.” Eliza said in greeting.
Placing her purse, and jacket inside her locker Sabina glanced at Eliza who leaned against her own locker still in her own clothes. “How long did you think I was going to be gone?”
“Well, you’re the first bartender to call out sick. So, I thought, we’d get news that you’d gotten a job somewhere else. Plus, you even missed our coffee date.”
Sabina groaned, “I’m sorry, it completely slipped my mind.”
“No trouble, I’ve been keeping amused with the speculation on when you’d be coming back.” Eliza cheerfully said.
Grabbing her vest out, Sabina side eyed Eliza, “Don’t tell me you guys started taking bets?”
“Yep,” Eliza said with a cheeky grin, “Oye, was the one who bet on your not coming back for a week.”
Sabina grumbled; she should have known Oye hadn’t come to visit a week ago, just to find out about her wellbeing. Who needed enemies when one had family, she’d had to do tug of war with Lanias that very morning because her sister had taken it into her head to give Kahlia a bunch of clothes that were worth more than Sabina’s old mortgage.
At some point, she was going to hex her sister to get her point across.
“Who won?” Sabina asked out of curiosity.
Eliza leaned her back against the locker and sardonically said. “The madame of course, she was so sure you’d be coming back today. I swear that woman has spies everywhere.” She glanced at Sabina, only to notice that Sabina had her hand clenched in her shirt, “Are you okay?”
Giving a stilted nod, Sabina struggled to hold back her anger. “Yes, fine.” She would hex her annoying sister, if it was the last thing she did.
A bell sounded, causing Eliza to jump slightly before glancing down at her wristwatch. “Tsk, I got to go they’re having a meeting about the new trick cards on floor five and I have an appointment right after. My days are never peaceful.” She waved bye at Sabina, as she ran out. “See you later.”
Closing her locker door, Sabina stared unseeing at her clothes. She’d been followed by the Blue Jays to work, but she’d been determined to get out of her house. The four walls had felt like they were closing in on her. With Kahlia at school, and Lanias at work she couldn’t handle being in the empty house alone.
It was better to be at work, even if she was going to have to endure being watched.
Laying her clothes on the back of the bench behind her, she started to change.
Sabina couldn’t handle being alone, not just yet.
After a few minutes, she finished changing. Pushing a hair pin deeper into her bun, she came out of the break room only to pause at the sight of someone at the end of the hallway. She recognized him, as the wolfkin Malcolm who’d accompanied Raijin. He was talking to one of the Blue Jays, he glanced her way giving her a short nod of greeting.
Sabina awkwardly nodded back before walking away quickly. she felt slightly flustered, why did she experience a sensation of disappointment because he wasn’t the other man. Maybe deep down she’d hoped Raijin would be the one to check up on her.
Even if he had come, what would she have done?
