It was about an hour before closing and Elliot had left. Julianna was rearranging shelves and slowly sweeping up scattered herbs to have something to do. The sun was setting but cheerful string lights and antique lamps kept the space illuminated. She'd have a few more chores to do in the garden before she was truly finished for the day.
Her back was turned to the sudden commotion in her shop. There was a rush of cold air at her back and then a crash of glass loud enough to make her shriek. The broom fell from her hands with a clatter that only added to the cacophony and she whirled around to see what kind of bull had just crashed into her china shop.
Julianna dropped that hand that had clapped over her mouth at some point. "Cain?" She sounded shocked and breathless but sure enough it was him. She didn't know how she was so sure, since he was almost physically indistinguishable from his brothers. "Oh, don't touch that!" She said too late as he cut himself on the glass he was attempting to gather.
"Hey, come away from there," she coaxed, rushing up to him and holding out her hand from him to take. "Don't worry about that. I'll clean it up in a minute." She pulled the child along by the hand to the counter. She had some paper towels by the register. She wadded up a couple and tore them off the roll, pressing them into his bleeding palm. "What are you doing here?" She asked, keeping pressure on his cut and wiping soot off his face with her other hand. Also, how did he get there? Had he snuck in when she wasn’t paying attention? She cranes her neck too look outside.
"Where's your dad?"
Her back was turned to the sudden commotion in her shop. There was a rush of cold air at her back and then a crash of glass loud enough to make her shriek. The broom fell from her hands with a clatter that only added to the cacophony and she whirled around to see what kind of bull had just crashed into her china shop.
Julianna dropped that hand that had clapped over her mouth at some point. "Cain?" She sounded shocked and breathless but sure enough it was him. She didn't know how she was so sure, since he was almost physically indistinguishable from his brothers. "Oh, don't touch that!" She said too late as he cut himself on the glass he was attempting to gather.
"Hey, come away from there," she coaxed, rushing up to him and holding out her hand from him to take. "Don't worry about that. I'll clean it up in a minute." She pulled the child along by the hand to the counter. She had some paper towels by the register. She wadded up a couple and tore them off the roll, pressing them into his bleeding palm. "What are you doing here?" She asked, keeping pressure on his cut and wiping soot off his face with her other hand. Also, how did he get there? Had he snuck in when she wasn’t paying attention? She cranes her neck too look outside.
"Where's your dad?"
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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