Plus Two Equals Overwhelmed
Role playing as Sabrina Ortega from Castelobruxo
the fearful should always be fearedEnglish • Spanish
Classes for the day had ended and Sabrina was settled in her dorm, analyzing the details of her mamá's letter. The babies were healthy, she'd said, healthy and perfect. She could only hope for such perfection in an infant. And the twins had been so close to being born on Sunday, too! Sabrina loved Sundays with her family, iglesia church in the morning, followed by helping make salteñas with Catrina. And now there were two more mouths to feed, two more kids to look after during the summer.
And suddenly the letter felt so much heavier, like a deadening weight in her hands. How was she going to be capable of looking after twins, how could she manage to teach them right? It wasn't even that the responsibility was up to her solely, she had Catrina and her mamá's help. Papá would be there to keep Luís out of the way, and one day to teach Daniel how to grow up just like he did. And still, this weight fell heavy on her shoulders. Catrina was almost 16, she had to focus on her studies, Luís was in no way capable of taking care of infants, and so Sabrina lifted the letter to her eyes once more to study the writing. She had to be there for Teresa and Daniel. But she was hundreds of miles away at Castelobruxo while her family was marveling over the babies in Bolivia.
She folded the letter back up and sighed. "¿Cómo voy a estar ahí para ti?" How am I going to be there for you? she whispered. she wasn't ready for this! Who could she even turn to about this?
iNPC account of Sage Willows
Plus Two Equals Overwhelmed
───────────────────────────────────────────────
|
───────────────────────────────────────────────
interacting with
@sabrina ortega
Plus Two Equals Overwhelmed
Roleplaying as Sabrina Ortega from Castelobruxo
the fearful should always be fearedEnglish • Spanish
Sabrina looked up to hear the voice of Lorelai Diniz, a friend she’d made in class. It’d felt like forever since she’d seen her, how long had it been anyway? Those days, everything seemed to blend into one.
“Lorelai,” she said, stating the obvious. “Estoy...estoy bien, supongo.” I’m… I’m okay, I guess.
Was it right of her to immediately throw this on Lorelai? Probably not. Did she feel like she had any other choice? No. Sabrina sighed and lifted the letter for Lorelai to see.
“Ayer nacieron mis hermanitos. Los gemelos Teresa y Daniel.” My little siblings were born yesterday. Twins Teresa and Daniel. She laughed, a haunting, empty echo of a laugh, tossing her hands up like she’d already given up. “Están en Bolivia, no puedo estar allí para ellos. No puedo hacer nada.” They're in Bolivia, I can't be there for them. I can't do anything.
Sabrina felt hopeless. Empty. She was so far away, it didn’t even matter that Brazil bordered her home country. She wasn’t there. Those first weeks with the babies, the new routines, it would all change. Once she finally came home, it was like she was a visitor in her own home.
“Lo siento, lo olvidé, ¿tienes hermanos?” I’m sorry, I forget, do you have siblings?
iNPC account of Sage Willows