Chapter 17: Skeletons
Elin was very much not happy. Not only was her sleep interrupted, bringing her back to... to... this place, but then Kim had called her 'princess' again. After having agreed not to!
She was tired, miserable, lonely, homesick, and she was starting to realize she didn't have a friend in this place. When Kim didn't give her much of a response for being told that she wasn't a princess again, Elin moved away to a corner in the room, to be by herself.
She didn't know or care why all of the others on her so-called team were awake. She could only determine that whatever it was, it was probably to find a way to make her life more miserable. Why was she the only one who was left out of whatever they were doing?
She thought when she went to sleep that she was a part of their team and wouldn't be left out of anything. Yet, she saw that wasn't the case. In fact, she could only assume they'd gotten together to think of ways to make her life more miserable than it already was.
She moved a hand to rub an eye that was bothering her and was surprised to find a wetness around her eye. She hadn't realized that she'd started crying. Which might be just as well, she told herself. What would they have to do with her that she could actually do? She really was just a burden that would be better off letting the others not have to deal with her.
So wrapped up in her own thoughts and misery, she jumped when Elmo spoke.
"I'm sorry you're upset," Elmo said gently.
Elin glance at Elmo, still rather unhappy. "I would have expected Kim to be over here calling me a title that's not mine," Elin snapped.
Elmo sighed. Of course, he's just here to try and excuse that away, Elin told herself. Why else would he be here.
"Kim wanted to be the one, but Jonas and I convinced her we wouldn't have time for her to get through apologizing to you for that. It's just that we weren't having much luck waking you up and we really needed you up," Elmo said.
Elin felt confused before she realized it had to be some sort of excuse. "I don't care why she called me that. It's clear that I'm just another burden on you guys and when I can, I'll leave all of you so you don't have to deal with me again," Elin said.