She glanced away for a moment, trying not to see the ghost of herself meeting Charles for the first time. Trying not to see the first time she'd ever defied him, really took him to task. It was a reminder of the past. Even if things weren't the same, the ghosts remained.
She shook her head and looked back at Kurt.
"Hope for the future." That's what she wanted to believe. Isn't that what any parent wanted for their children? They wanted them to be better than they'd been. They wanted a better world than the one they'd been forced to inhabit.
She smiled at him. "And maybe I'm a teacher and don't have to follow the rules, but I still have to keep the same hours as the rest of you. Longer, in some cases. I can only be awake late nights for so long." At least she was used to long nights and little sleep.
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Date: 2017-03-14 03:54 am (UTC)She shook her head and looked back at Kurt.
"Hope for the future." That's what she wanted to believe. Isn't that what any parent wanted for their children? They wanted them to be better than they'd been. They wanted a better world than the one they'd been forced to inhabit.
She smiled at him. "And maybe I'm a teacher and don't have to follow the rules, but I still have to keep the same hours as the rest of you. Longer, in some cases. I can only be awake late nights for so long." At least she was used to long nights and little sleep.