It was a cool March day and while Anemone was safe from Jack Frost nipping at her nose while she sat alone in the Spectre house, she was not safe from her own mind nibbling away at her. This Greece native didn't really care that today was Pi Day and instead her heart was focused on the fact that today was March 14th. Pi Day or not, it was not simply March 14th. Today marked an anniversary for Anemone, the anniversary of her life itself. She didn't understand such deep meaning but she did understand that today marked a month since her life changed here in Destiny City, since her grey eyes met ********* green in that snowy park.
The Ellie house hadn't been as quiet as it was right now. In fact, Anemone had fussed for a good part of the morning over both ********* and Ellie's disappearance before she eventually settled to simply staring out the window longingly. Wishfully hoping ********* would prance through the door, Anemone fidgetted uneasily. Although she wasn't bounding down the streets screaming their names, turmoil over their disappearance still haunted Anemone. She understood that Ellie had a job to go to but Anemone simply wasn't used to the two of them both being gone. Usually ********* would stick around with her, or at least be nearby if Anemone grew uneasy with things. ********* understood that Anemone didn't know of a life before this but Anemone didn't understand that ********* had other duties to attend to. So, with the two of them gone she was left to wonder if this is this how it always was?
She didn't know of a time before this but she understood that things had recently changed. Why had things changed? She felt like she didn't know the whole story here. There were always people talking but she never understood the context even when it was explained to her. Why couldn't she remember the way things used to be? Were things so bad that she had just forgotten them? Is this even who she was? It had to be, right? This was the only thing she knew but she still felt like she didn't understand even the simplest things. As such, as the seasons changed, she found new wonder. It was such a simple thing but she could never remember a time where everything wasn't covered in snow. For things to be turning green and for life to be springing out of the ground brought such an unknown feeling to Anemone.
Maybe next time when both ********* and Ellie were gone she'd venture outside into the new world. Maybe next time she wouldn't feel as lonely as she did sitting alone in the house as she did right now. Maybe next time even just something small would be a little more clear to her than it was right in this moment. Maybe the next time she got to sit back and wonder, she would have something to compare her thoughts to. Maybe next time she would feel just a little more whole.
