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Feb. 26th, 2010 02:22 pm[Filter: Private]
... it's ...
At first, it was just a relief to be home. Back into schedule ... back into routine. And that was enough.
But I see, I do, why Tessa has had such a difficult time adjusting.
Because Mother is here, looming over everything. She still wears the leash Father forged for her, and wears it almost proudly, and she has the good grace to lower her eyes when Tessa or I watch her for too long, but still, it ... lingers. All that was left unfinished.
And ... there are ghosts here, too. One ghost, in particular. Talk of weddings and marriage and children, in the future ... none of those do anything to discourage that phantom. Sometimes, it feels so close, I ...
I'm a little amazed at how much its presence affects me.
[Filter: Caroline]
Is it just wishful thinking, on my behalf, or does Therese seem a little sunnier?
... it's ...
At first, it was just a relief to be home. Back into schedule ... back into routine. And that was enough.
But I see, I do, why Tessa has had such a difficult time adjusting.
Because Mother is here, looming over everything. She still wears the leash Father forged for her, and wears it almost proudly, and she has the good grace to lower her eyes when Tessa or I watch her for too long, but still, it ... lingers. All that was left unfinished.
And ... there are ghosts here, too. One ghost, in particular. Talk of weddings and marriage and children, in the future ... none of those do anything to discourage that phantom. Sometimes, it feels so close, I ...
I'm a little amazed at how much its presence affects me.
[Filter: Caroline]
Is it just wishful thinking, on my behalf, or does Therese seem a little sunnier?
