"It's okay, Leal... Don't cry..." Riye never stopped consoling her for a solid five minutes and Leal couldn't be more thankful of her for that. Her heart just feels so heavy and confined with all the emotions that she will accept all words of comfort that reaches her ears.
After a few moments of intense sobbing, a set of soft knocks made them halt and look at each other.
"Schatzi?" Leal sighed, it was Axel. She stood up and quietly cleansed her face on the sink. She reapplied face powder and the nude lipstick she previously had on. Breakdown time's over, she thought.
Leal smiled over to Riye's worry-stricken face. "I'm sorry for seeing me like this, Riye. You're the best."
"Anytime, Leal," she whispered, looking intently at her. "Anytime."
She nodded and went to open the door, w
