by Milocross 2/10/2014, 9:42 pm
Locks of curled hair tangled in front of her face, Vallary trudged into the mess hall, clenching at her stomach from hunger. The smell of freshly cooked food filled the air, and she stumbled towards it. Gazing down at all the food she could choose from, she piled on many fruits and vegetables onto a plate, and topped it off with some brisket. Bending her head down before anything else, she prayed to her mother and no one else. Although the food was very tempting and her stomach was growling, Vallary managed to hold herself together and brought her plate over to the fire, tossing the best vegetable kebab, the most tender piece of brisket, and the firmest orange into the fire.
Soft words escaped from her partly opened lips, and were directed at her mother, Aphrodite. "That's just for you mom.."
A sheepish grin slowly crawled onto her face as she sat down close to the fire at the nearest table, and started chowing down on her food before even thinking of getting a drink. Looking at her glass, she smiled and more confident words escaped from her.
"Water."
On command, the glass filled and she gulped it down as if she hadn't drank water in a week.