>>19393893Colby holds Amy close.
>"I'm here for you, Amelija. I always will be, whatever happens. And maybe it'll be okay?"She softly rubs Amy's shoulders and hair.
>"D-did the doctors say if they thought it might be able to get better again? Like it did before?"She regrets asking as soon as she spoke. It was a question, borne of wishful thinking, with an answer that neither of them might be ready to accept right now. She holds Amy close. She doesn't want to start crying again, since that might set Amy off too, so she just sits there and holds her for a while.
>>19394279Then a text rings in on her phone, and on Amy's. At first, she doesn't want to look at it, but she realizes she'd better.
It's Jen.
Sola and Carmody are locked in the infirmary.
Colby looks at Amy, takes a deep breath, and swallows.
>"You wanna go handle this with me? Or, I can just run and take care of it if you need to sit back here and rest up." 