Petals in the Window

Part 28 ~ The Recountment

"He's still asleep... he was pretty tired, he didn't sleep the night before either..." I knew it! I just nodded. " It was nice... we talked... I cried... Yeaah..." I felt that... Crying is something that I've become .. really well reacquainted with over the last few days...

"Crying is exhausting... I guess I know why you slept till noon." I looked at him still in his pajamas..

"I stayed in bed a little longer... It was just nice laying next to him" he smiled.

"It sounds nice." I smiled back at him.

"I don't feel as guilty anymore... and I'm going to try to not think of me asking for him to be around.. As a bad thing"

"That's good." I smiled at him before the door to my room slid open... I turned to see a concerned Korra sneaking in before she turned to us...

"Well... The police are here... and Tenzin is arguing with Beifong...." Faaantaastiiccccccc..

"Well there goes my hope of it being a random officer who didn't know who I was.." I whined as I put my head on the desk..

"Yaaay... Beifong... I'm so glad I'm going to be here for this..." Fae said with a level of sarcasm someone could only dream of achieving.. Korra crossed her arms..

"She's terrible!..." I nodded with my head still on the desk..

"Agreed.." I mumbled.

"So are you sure you want to talk to Her... I could send her away?" I shook my head..

"No.... It's not like I'll have to deal with her after this right... Not like I still have a shop that's being threatened" I let out the most sarcastic and pain filled laugh as I sat up... Neither Korra nor Fae were amused at my terrible attempt at laughing the pain away..

Fae had sighed.. I guess he remembers the day we met... " I think I fear for Beifong... I feel like you're going to tear her a new ass..."

I shook my head.. "I keep switching my thought process.. A part of me still blames myself but there is still a small part of me blames the Police... They never took the threats seriously and now look." I held up my right arm as I pointed to it with my left.. "But what happened cannot be undone.. I just.. I don't know.." I sighed as I stood up and walked over to the window before opening it.

" It's okay to not be okay... but you should talk about the things that bother you... even if it hurts it might help in the long run.." Fae said, as if he was his uncle. Poetic..

I just took my seat back on the window sill as Korra came and leaned against the wall. "I'm so not okay.. But honestly... I think the main reason I want to talk to Beifong.. Is to make sure this never happens to someone again. Things need to fucking change." I sighed as I let my head fall back against the windowsill.. "The police need to actually learn to give a shit about the people in this city." I was exhausted.. I was playing, once again with my fingers as I looked out the window. I could see them the Chief was standing with two officers as they spoke with Tenzin. They didn't look like they were yelling...

"What if the police's actions are based around Tarrlok's distasteful behavior towards nonbenders...?" Huh.. I turned to Face Fae who had been the one to raise the question.

"That makes no sense... right?" Korra asked.

"I mean from what I've heard... The council appoints the chiefs, that means they also can dictate how the police react to certain things... So far the person calling the shots at the council meetings... is Tarrlok..." Fae sounded like he was figuring this out..