( Old habits die hard - Sarissa's always been better at helping other people than herself. Getting ice for her mother, fostering animals, working for the rescue division, those were roles she could step into more easily. It is easier to be steady when someone else needs you to, rather than simply doing it for your own sake, like it gave her something to react, retaliate, against.
Sarissa's arms squeeze tighter around Sarah, and her back straightens a little, so Sarah clean lean against her more without the possibility of Sarissa toppling over. There's nothing she can say, really - what could you ever say, to ease absence of a child, or someone who is a part of you? Love that strong took different forms, but even with the ache in her every day Sarissa couldn't imagine being away from Georgia was a thing like Sarah not having Kira. )
There's still a chance she'll come here. There's always a chance.
( Gentle, calming. ) And you can be a wonderful mother, even when you aren't with her. Thinking about her, that's a piece of that, Saroula.
( She's not going to say this place can be terrible, or that maybe Kira wouldn't be safe, because what kind of person would she be, kicking Sarah when she's down? Making her feel guilt for wanting to be with someone she loves, that's stitched into the very fabric of her heart? No. Sarissa makes a quiet soothing sound, and strokes her hand down Sarah's hair and then her back, and tilts her head up to let Sarah curl against her neck, if she wants to. ) You'll be back together, no matter what. That's gonna happen.
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Sarissa's arms squeeze tighter around Sarah, and her back straightens a little, so Sarah clean lean against her more without the possibility of Sarissa toppling over. There's nothing she can say, really - what could you ever say, to ease absence of a child, or someone who is a part of you? Love that strong took different forms, but even with the ache in her every day Sarissa couldn't imagine being away from Georgia was a thing like Sarah not having Kira. )
There's still a chance she'll come here. There's always a chance.
( Gentle, calming. ) And you can be a wonderful mother, even when you aren't with her. Thinking about her, that's a piece of that, Saroula.
( She's not going to say this place can be terrible, or that maybe Kira wouldn't be safe, because what kind of person would she be, kicking Sarah when she's down? Making her feel guilt for wanting to be with someone she loves, that's stitched into the very fabric of her heart? No. Sarissa makes a quiet soothing sound, and strokes her hand down Sarah's hair and then her back, and tilts her head up to let Sarah curl against her neck, if she wants to. ) You'll be back together, no matter what. That's gonna happen.