HT100 Challenge #169: Mom -- "Aftermath"
Title: Aftermath
Prompt: 169 - Mom
Characters: Cyril
Timeframe: Season Six
Word Count: 100
Aftermath
by Severina
Cyril blinks abruptly, squints into the sudden brightness. The tips of his fingers and toes still tingle, and he jerks at a sudden noise, raises his head warily.
“Ryan?” he calls out.
“No, sweetheart. It’s me.”
She steps into the light, and her face is still lined with worries and cares, her hair straight and brittle. He feels the wetness on his cheeks, and then she is cupping his face gently, her hand calloused but as soft as he remembers, wiping away his tears.
“Mama!” Cyril leans into her touch. “I missed you so much.”
“I know, honey. I know.”
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Prompt: 169 - Mom
Characters: Cyril
Timeframe: Season Six
Word Count: 100
Aftermath
by Severina
Cyril blinks abruptly, squints into the sudden brightness. The tips of his fingers and toes still tingle, and he jerks at a sudden noise, raises his head warily.
“Ryan?” he calls out.
“No, sweetheart. It’s me.”
She steps into the light, and her face is still lined with worries and cares, her hair straight and brittle. He feels the wetness on his cheeks, and then she is cupping his face gently, her hand calloused but as soft as he remembers, wiping away his tears.
“Mama!” Cyril leans into her touch. “I missed you so much.”
“I know, honey. I know.”
.