September 17, 1895 - Potts Home Bartonburg Hogsmeade

@"Zinnia Potts"

Dahlia's heart ached for her older sister, ached as she held her niece, ached as she snuggled close to Zinnia at night. Some nights she would go home to tend the kids, but she hated leaving Zinnia along. Unless Mama were around she often found herself loathe to leave her sister. Quin understood, or at least she hadn't given him much of a choice in the matter. Her sister needed her.

And with so many turning their attention to the fog Dahlia felt that Zinnia's grief had been much too forgotten. The evening was growing late and she'd read the babies a story before settling them down in the other room and returning to Zinnia. "I can stay tonight if you'd like." Dahlia told her sitting on the bed next to her sister.

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The mist was a terrible distraction. Zinnia couldn’t help but know in her gut that even if Rhys hadn’t died at Padmore, he would have charged headfirst into the mist to help evacuate – he always had a giant heart when it came to helping others. Maybe that would have been better though, because she found she hated going to Padmore because all she could recall was Rhys’s body hitting the ground as he died before her eyes. She never went to Irvingly.

Dahlia spoke and Zin sighed softly, not looking at her sister for a moment. “Would you…?” She turned her gaze toward her sister; Thistle and Calla were around, but she felt awful making them stick around because of her. Zinnia should be getting better, but instead she was still moping in bed. Then again, she felt bad about asking Dahlia to be away from her babies, too. It was a lose-lose situation all around.

Zinnia shifted over in the bed to make room for her sister. “I just… I keep waiting for him to come home, or for things to feel normal again. But it’s not.” Rhys not being here was her new normal and quite frankly, it sucked.

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Dahlia Honeyduke

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