Charlie Delaine
“Nelli has no family no more since she was six. So she doesn’t have a cell phone. All Nelli has now is Norson”
Complete silence. Really, Charlie wasn't even sure that she could hear the clock on the wall, or the steady beet of her own heart anymore. Nothing could be any louder than the sound of sadness. That sound, although silent, overpowered everything else that Charlie could possibly hear anymore. The sound of a little girl saying that she had no family... that was absolutely deafening. It took a brief moment for Charlie to get over that; a few moments for her to begin hearing again. She knew that it was silly, and that she had no reason to be so upset over this. If anything, she should just go on like nothing had just happened. Maybe she should say sorry... but nothing else. And she knew this.
Unfortunately, Charlie's mouth seemed to be way too stupid to really ever listen to her brain. "I-I'm sorry," she said quickly, taking a small step forward. "I shouldn't have made the assumption that you..." She paused and bit down on her lip. "...Had parents," she finished, "I mean, some people's parents are divorced and some aren't with us anymore, and sometimes saying 'Mum and Dad' is a bit insensitive because they may have two mums or two dads or only one parent." She wrung her hands, knowing that she was rambling, yet not quite able to stop. She had probably hurt Nelli's feelings and she couldn't shut her mouth until she had made it better... at least in her own mind. "Or no parents. I guess what I'm trying to say is that making assumptions is a bit dumb of me. I really shouldn't, but there are some assumptions that I just can't help but make. I hope that I didn't hurt your feelings, and I'm sorry if I did." Charlie looked down at Nelli and smiled faintly. "Also," she said, "If you need to ever make any calls, every common room has phones. And since almost everyone has a cell, they're almost always free."