40 Directions

[176:54:26]

Inside a damp cave, a beautiful woman stirred from her slumber, her tousled hair cascaded to the stone floor.

Althea woke up from a satisfying sleep, stretching her whole body to shake away the lethargy.

She habitually placed her hand on her stomach. "Good morning, babies." She said with a gentle smile. She felt light bumps on her palm, as if the children were greeting her in response.

She laughed beautifully, her eyes were warm as she tenderly patted her stomach. Too bad no one could see the beautiful view.

She looked at the area around her and saw that everyone else had already gotten up.

Seeing that she was alone, Althea decided to chat with her children, like she always did before all hell broke lose. She talked about the plans she had for the day, as if they could contribute to her excursions. "My babies, yesterday was a bit haggard right?"

"You must have been shaken a lot, right? Thank you for not trying to get out of mommy's tummy…"