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Tears ran down her cheeks, as Kokomi cried in the chair. Her arms around her legs and the back hunched over, she felt terrible. Violent waves of anxiety crashed into her, and she almost missed the quick footsteps behind the door flinging open.
She felt Mualani's arms around her own as her head fell in her hair, a hand tenderly stroking it.
- I'm here now, everything's fine and you're gonna be alright.
She whispered words of reassurance for hours in the small room. Far longer than needed. But it worked, and knowing her beloved was safe was all that mattered.