[Elena sighs, rubbing at her forehead. She's screwing this up. Not that there was any particular way of handling this that would be easy, but she could be doing better with this than she is.]
[She looks over Abigail's shoulder into her room for a moment and it's only then that she realizes she's stilling hanging out in the hallway. Elena slowly drops Abigail's hand, folding her arms. Maybe she should have waited to come here. But it would've probably hurt Abigail more if she heard from someone else that Elena had come back than if she came here before she saw anyone else. It's an uphill battle right now and one that Elena will inevitably lose if she keeps pushing, so she opts for a retreat.]
You obviously need space, [she says, bringing her gaze back to Abigail.] I have other people I need to see anyway to let them I know I came back. So um. Just take your time, okay?
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[Elena sighs, rubbing at her forehead. She's screwing this up. Not that there was any particular way of handling this that would be easy, but she could be doing better with this than she is.]
[She looks over Abigail's shoulder into her room for a moment and it's only then that she realizes she's stilling hanging out in the hallway. Elena slowly drops Abigail's hand, folding her arms. Maybe she should have waited to come here. But it would've probably hurt Abigail more if she heard from someone else that Elena had come back than if she came here before she saw anyone else. It's an uphill battle right now and one that Elena will inevitably lose if she keeps pushing, so she opts for a retreat.]
You obviously need space, [she says, bringing her gaze back to Abigail.] I have other people I need to see anyway to let them I know I came back. So um. Just take your time, okay?