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Carla and Lisa help each other work through their respective feelings and confusion in the aftermath of Betsy's strokes.
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She had felt bad for voicing it aloud on that horrid night in November but she had told the truth then and it returns to her mind, unbidden, now: sometimes it is hard trying to support Lisa when she is this consumed by torment.
But Carla had made a vow, and she had meant it; still means it.
Both looking in the same direction, hand-in-hand — forever.
She knows the hurt of being resented for burdening others with your own pain and upset; no matter how difficult it is to hold her up, she doesn’t want to subject Lisa to that same resentment, shame her for having emotions.
With a sigh, she gives Lisa’s thigh a firm, encouraging pat.
“Right. Indoors, now. This is an intervention, missus.”
(part of the Swarla Summer 2026 event on Tumblr ('Comfort' & 'Intimacy' prompts))