[ and at this point, Gumi woke up with a gasp, sweating and trying to get a grasp back on reality. it was as she was inspecting herself for the wounds she'd received in that nightmare that she felt sick to her stomach.
as quick as she could manage, she stood and rushed to the bathroom, collapsing in front of the toilet and vomiting into it. after the initial vomiting, she sat back against the wall, placing a hand to her forehead, over her eyes. no matter what, she couldn't get the image of Lily stabbing her out of her mind ...
she placed her head in her hands and began to sob. it was a nightmare. right? Lily wouldn't become anything like that, would she ...?
meanwhile, the thumping of tiny feet could be heard moving toward the bathroom, and a tiny face poked in through the door. Aiko had woken up. Gumi must have been making quite the commotion to wake her up ... ]
Mommy? Mommy, are you okay ...?
[ Gumi didn't want her daughter to see her like this ... but she couldn't seem to stop crying. ]
A-Aiko, just go back to bed, honey ...
[ Aiko didn't listen. she moved into the bathroom and sat down beside her mother wrapping her arms around her waist. ]
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as quick as she could manage, she stood and rushed to the bathroom, collapsing in front of the toilet and vomiting into it. after the initial vomiting, she sat back against the wall, placing a hand to her forehead, over her eyes. no matter what, she couldn't get the image of Lily stabbing her out of her mind ...
she placed her head in her hands and began to sob. it was a nightmare. right? Lily wouldn't become anything like that, would she ...?
meanwhile, the thumping of tiny feet could be heard moving toward the bathroom, and a tiny face poked in through the door. Aiko had woken up. Gumi must have been making quite the commotion to wake her up ... ]
Mommy? Mommy, are you okay ...?
[ Gumi didn't want her daughter to see her like this ... but she couldn't seem to stop crying. ]
A-Aiko, just go back to bed, honey ...
[ Aiko didn't listen. she moved into the bathroom and sat down beside her mother wrapping her arms around her waist. ]
It's okay, Mommy ...