Chapter 442: Circle (2)
"Did you get it all out?" Annalise asked, taking a seat beside Siena.
"Yes. I might have overdone it today and scared the others," Siena answered, taking a rest after hours of running around. She sat picking off any grass that stuck to her and trying to wipe off dirt.
"You did surprise them at first, but they have gotten used to it. You are having fun not having anyone around to tell you what to do. Whatever you wish to do, do it. Unless it will be something to leave you severely hurt," Annalise advised Siena. "We need to get you used to small bruises first."
"Good because there were a few times I thought that I was going to break something so I had to ignore my sudden rush to do things. It is all out of my body and now I am back to normal. No more rolling down hills," Siena said, too sore to do it again. "But it was fun. I’m jealous you gotta do it a lot in your youth."
"Hearing that you never got to do it makes me appreciate it more," said Annalise.
"I didn’t get to do things like roll down a hill, but I wouldn’t say my childhood was all bad. My parents were a little easy on me then because I was a child. They used to let me go swimming when I was younger, but I had no use for it as I got older. Maybe if there were more children around they would have let me play a little more as I got older," Siena said, trying to see the positive.
"One day you can have a talk with them about how you grew up. With a little time apart, they might be willing to let you do as you want as long as you still speak to them. Your story doesn’t need to end as Beatrice’s did with her no longer speaking to her family. You can try speaking to them and if it doesn’t work, you’ll have a new family here," Annalise said, watching the others get cleaned up with water from a barrel.
"It’ll be a strange family that cannot compare to the one you currently have, but it will be better than nothing. I am going to have faith that your parents aren’t going to be forever angry with your decision to leave after what happened to Travis. You deserve time to yourself after having to live with that man," said Annalise.
"I like that you are the positive one between us. I know my father so I know he wouldn’t be pleased that my first thought wasn’t to return home to him. He might not know about you yet so he might think I fell in love with Rafael and ran off. I don’t know if Kayla will tell him everything that happened. I am yet to receive a letter from her," Siena said, worried about her friendship.