[ hugh wonders how any of them can sleep. he dozed for a few hours, but he wakes again in the middle of the night and gets up.
he feels restless, and with nowhere to go there's nothing to do but tell himself that soon he'll be out of this cramped space. when he can't bear lying on this bed anymore he gets up, heads for the kitchen to see if the tea he'd seen in the cupboard was any good.
but there's already someone there. someone who seems to be coping even worse than he is.
hugh enters anyway, sets about finding the tea in the cupboard, boiling some water, finding some mugs. it's a long time since he's made food with his own hands-- possibly years-- but it gives him something to focus on, which helps.
and if the man doesn't address him first, hugh will eventually offer up: ]
safehouse
he feels restless, and with nowhere to go there's nothing to do but tell himself that soon he'll be out of this cramped space. when he can't bear lying on this bed anymore he gets up, heads for the kitchen to see if the tea he'd seen in the cupboard was any good.
but there's already someone there. someone who seems to be coping even worse than he is.
hugh enters anyway, sets about finding the tea in the cupboard, boiling some water, finding some mugs. it's a long time since he's made food with his own hands-- possibly years-- but it gives him something to focus on, which helps.
and if the man doesn't address him first, hugh will eventually offer up: ]
I'm making tea if you'd like some.