The two sat there silently for a while. Hippie Girl picked up the note again, but Jioni took it from her and tossed it to the side.
As the two sat without saying a word, it was often interrupted by the faint sound of chaos outside. Guns were going off, people were screaming, and even Tenebris dog whistles rang nearby. But through all this, Jioni focused on the sound of her own breath and knew it’d be ok. She took one final relaxed breath and oddly felt better hanging out with Hippie Girl, knowing that they shared pain.
