Nefretiri:
They've been there for everything, even when they couldn't do more than give me strength.
I see it in their eyes and feel it in their auras. One of them was always watching, protecting me when they could, and that wasn't something they were supposed to do. As their bites course through me and they begin to back away from the circle, they show me flashes of what they saw and how they'd helped. It isn't for justification or for praise. This is their promise to me.
No matter what, they will always be there.
When Ricky had all my belongings in the backyard, Skoll was the one who took my photo albums and saved them. The following day, a German shepherd I thought belonged to one of my neighbors came, sat with me on the steps, and licked the bruises on my arms and face. I didn't know it was Hati giving me comfort and energy. I owed them so much more, and I couldn't form the words to say how grateful I was. They were the reason Pen-Pen survived.
