12.May.18, 04:26 AM
Madiquel felt like the entire world was falling out form under her feet and she was struggling to stay upright; first Nerreh was demanding she strip when she loses a hand at Poker, then Mylorah was stepping in to save her life – and her modesty – and probably Nerreh’s life, honestly. Papa would have been absolutely murderous if he learned she’d been stripped for poker! He’d probably be murderous just at knowing she was being dragged into playing as Casa’s pawn and honestly, the idea that she might be locked in her bedroom and never allowed to leave it again terrified Madiquel more than the way everyone was staring at her as she inched around the circle to sit beside Casa.
Listening to what Casa was telling her, Madiquel looked up in time to see Ayontay staring at her and looking upset before he turned around and bumped bodily into someone. Madiquel probably would have just felt slightly guilty but let him leave without comment if it weren’t for the way an older girl threw herself at him and was suddenly kissing him. Madiquel’s eyes opened wide and she dropped a couple of cards as she stared at the scene, completely oblivious to the other people around her. Madiquel was too shocked to hear what Casa was saying to her – oblivious to the other girl’s teasing – as she frowned at Ayontay’s back. She could see the way his shoulders hunched up and he quickly strode out of the hijacked weyr that he wasn’t happy about what had just happened.
Pressing her cards into Casa’s hand, Madiquel darted around the group and other drunken individuals to find Ayontay, not calling out his name – she didn’t want to attract more attention to either of them – but once she was in the hall and she no longer had to doge drunkards, Madiquel (glad she was wearing pants) bolted in the direction she knew her friend would have gone, and quickly caught up with him. She didn’t say a word as she silently slipped her hand into his and gave it a gentle squeeze. She didn’t know how he felt, but she could imagine how she’d feel if someone threw themselves on her and kissed her without warning. She would feel awful!
Listening to what Casa was telling her, Madiquel looked up in time to see Ayontay staring at her and looking upset before he turned around and bumped bodily into someone. Madiquel probably would have just felt slightly guilty but let him leave without comment if it weren’t for the way an older girl threw herself at him and was suddenly kissing him. Madiquel’s eyes opened wide and she dropped a couple of cards as she stared at the scene, completely oblivious to the other people around her. Madiquel was too shocked to hear what Casa was saying to her – oblivious to the other girl’s teasing – as she frowned at Ayontay’s back. She could see the way his shoulders hunched up and he quickly strode out of the hijacked weyr that he wasn’t happy about what had just happened.
Pressing her cards into Casa’s hand, Madiquel darted around the group and other drunken individuals to find Ayontay, not calling out his name – she didn’t want to attract more attention to either of them – but once she was in the hall and she no longer had to doge drunkards, Madiquel (glad she was wearing pants) bolted in the direction she knew her friend would have gone, and quickly caught up with him. She didn’t say a word as she silently slipped her hand into his and gave it a gentle squeeze. She didn’t know how he felt, but she could imagine how she’d feel if someone threw themselves on her and kissed her without warning. She would feel awful!