Prompt: Promise
Ines reflects on a past regret.
When the storm took our parents, I promised Emilie that we’d stay together.
Even when she was at school with the Sisters, while I lingered at the clinic learning new skills under the table, we were together.
I renewed my promise every night while we dreamed of far away lands under the stars.
Even when I was kicked out of the clinic, and Madame Odile deemed me unfit to look after her, we’d stay together.
Until Madame Odile broke my promise.
Thank you to Miguel S. for inspiring today’s writing exercise!
This story dives into the past of Ines, a character I explored in the prompt Undercover. She’s also part of the Skyrates universe, and someone whom Mikhail will interact with down the line.