Originally Posted by Kolyander

Twice a day everyone stuck inside The Room was brought outside for a little while. Dahlia had come increasingly dependent on these times of day. Not only did it give her some much needed fresh air but it also supplied a small sense of normalcy to her day. Not to mention on weekends it helped with figuring out the time. This was also the only real chance she got to see her cousins and friends that weren't being kept inside the room. As well as being able to check on her flowers in the greenhouse and the creatures in the barn/sanctuary if she was quick enough.

Today was one of those days were all she could manage was walking. The pain, the anger, the fear, the anxiety, the inner turmoil was getting to be too much. Most days she did well with hiding how she felt. She was able to push down all her feelings and get on with the day with as much of a brave face as she could muster. People were counting on her to be strong, to be the Dahlia they all knew that was constantly laughing and smiling. Someday's it was manageable but today wasn't one of those day.

Having not really felt in the mood to do much today, her long light brown hair was kept loose, falling all the way down her back. Her bright blue eyes appeared sadder than normal. Lia shoved her hands deep into her pockets as she continued walking along one of the pathways with no real destination in mind.