They go together at the table, eating inside and see because this time, Leah did not find it in herself to fill the silence with something. Usually, she would talk about anything and everything, but today, silence was what she needed.
She was drowning already, and this time she wanted to know the anchor to help herself float. Drowning just felt easier than surviving.
She swallowed the food without tasting, or any of it, actually tasted like. Did it look good? Yes, it did. But that was it.
As usual, Aiden put some more food on her plate and she finished it all up until there was finally nothing on it.
"I am done." She whispered, "I'm going to go up."
Without waiting for him to say anything, Leah picked up her plate and her class. She took it to the sink and washed them before keeping it on the side to dry. Then, she went upstairs and into the bathroom.
