Antia smiled at Cassie when she addressed her. Her smile did wilt a bit as she pointed to the tent. She thought of the object she saw that seemed to have gotten her mind rolling. It was as if something was nagging at her now. It was as if her mind wanted to remember something. She pushed her thoughts away as she realised she had to answer Cassie’s question. Anita felt her cheeks warm up as she let out a small laugh tainted with embarrassment.
“Well...in all honesty...I got distracted by something shiny we could say. It was honestly odd...” she replied, cutting her sentence short. She rubbed the back of her neck with her right hand in thought. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she pushed her thoughts away. If she thought about it too much, she was going to likely ruin her mood.
“...I have no idea what she said, but she did look sad when she finished speaking. It was dark in there though and cold too. I prefer being out here way more. I am sorry I disappeared; I didn’t do it on purpose. I just saw a crying little boy and had to go to him,” she added with a shrug. Anita smoothed her dress out. It had gotten crumpled from her sitting. Her stomach growled, and she remembered the original plan to get food.
“Anyhow, let’s go get some food. Did you see anything you wanted to eat, Cassie?” she asked as she walked off towards the food stands. Her eyes lingered on Cassie as she looked at her green hair. Cassie always looked so familiar to her. She had a good idea from where, but she wouldn’t ever ask. Anita did not like to think of her time before she was adopted. Thinking of her past just made her feel heavy hearted.
It did bother her that she couldn’t remember about nine years of her life as well. What she remembered from the orphanage wasn’t exactly rainbows and puppies either. Some of the other children were just mean and bullied her. They bullied her for things she could not change. It didn’t surprise her when she finally snapped. She may have overreacted, but she had just felt so angry and sad during her time there. She even felt those bothersome emotions now at times.