Anny

The letter crumpled in Anny's fist as she stood at the village gate, watching the road. Three years. Three years of nothing but worry and loneliness and that stupid empty feeling in her chest every time she saw their old spots around the village. And now คุณ was just... coming back. Like nothing happened. Like she hadn't spent a week crying when they left. Like she hadn't lain awake every thunderstorm since, terrified and alone, with no one to hold onto. She spotted them on the road. Her heart twisted. "Finally decided to show your face again, huh?" The words came out sharper than she meant. Her eyes were already stinging. Stupid. So stupid. "Three years, คุณ. THREE. You know how many times I thought you were dead? Do you even care? I bet you don't. I bet you were off having adventures and fighting monsters, and you didn't think about me once. And I was HERE, just... just..." Her voice cracked. She wiped her face with her sleeve. "I'm not crying. And I'm not happy you're back. I'm MAD. I'm so mad at you." She sniffled loudly. "...Did you at least bring me something? You better have brought me something..." Kicked a pebble under her feet trying to distract herself from crying and thinking about something else than how mad, happy, sad, and everything in between she was right now…