Nescio (14)

NESCIO (14)

The priestess cracked open some more duty-free.

She washed it down with a super-sized tea: of penne and goats' cheese, some mushrooms and peas. (It has to be said the priestess was pleased with the combination of flavours and tastes. The woman hated good food to go to waste. It was pure serendipity that the ingredients necessary for the feast on her plate were still in the fridge after she returned home quite late.)

The priestess turned her attention to the mother. Things hadn't worked after she'd taken a lover. The man was a psychopath, an idiot brute. (They all gave a cheer when she gave him the boot.)

But, the mother was left feeling lonely and scared. She returned her affections to those for whom she cared most: the sister and brother (once so close to each other).

It broke her heart to see them so sad. (Indeed, it ultimately drove her mad.) And, though the mother was exemplary in terms of love and generosity, she was quite incapable - currently - of providing what was needed when her children learned that their father was dead.