"Marley is that you?!"
Marley covered her mouth to avoid letting out an audible cry upon hearing her mother's voice. She knew she had missed her parents but the heavy reality of it all really hit her in this moment.
"It's me mom." the girl responded, fighting hard to hold back her sobs. "How are you? I've missed you."
'Sweetie what happened to your phone I've been trying to call you'
Her mother had always made sure to give her a call every day to check in on her and see how she was fairing. She must have been worried sick when she was suddenly unreachable without any kind of explanation.
"I'm sorry mom I didn't mean to worry you, I lost my phone in an accident."
The woman gasped. 'An accident?! Are you alright sweetie, what happened?!'
Marley unconsciously touched the small scars that covered her neck which she had gotten from her encounter with Erinyes. The very memory of that terrible day made the girl visibly shudder.
