At the register, I was watching Tori and Luci speaking to one another. From where I was standing, I could tell that Luci was doing her best to comfort Tori. Tori hands Luci her phone, and I smile to myself. Luci truly did want to care for Tori, and it made my heart swell. This was something that I felt would do wonders for Luci. The woman had played the protector for herself for so long. It would be healthy for her to transmute that and use it towards someone who wasn't like her. It wasn't to say that Tori wasn't a strong woman; it was that she'd been strong for far too long on her own. She deserved the support that she was being offered. My eyes were glued to them, and I see Luci look back at me. I could see the question in her eyes, and I nod. Tori wasn't ignorant; knowing her, she proba
