[center][color=0054a6][h1]Millicent Blair[/h1][/color][img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/7458d0329758ab9394cf76464cb6bf5d/tumblr_n3iqf73XMc1s6mukgo1_250.gif[/img]
Location: Home --> The Beach
Interacting With: Alice Kennedy [@Nallore][/center][hr][hr]
Millicent's cell phone buzzed incessantly, robbing her of further sweet dreams. She groaned, not yet acclimated to the Australian timezone. Back in Scotland, things had been much simpler. Her mother often spoke of her own childhood in America, but even then, Millicent couldn't imagine anything better than the rolling Scottish hills.

Sliding her thumb, Millicent accepted the call. [color=0054a6]"Hello? Who is this?"[/color]

"An inmate at Cornton Vale Prison is attempting to contact you. To accept the call, please press one."

Millicent pressed one, grinning. It must have been Neil. She always was his favorite in the family--or at least, she imagined it to be so. He would call her about once a month, giving her an update on prison life. 

[color=0054a6]"Neil!"[/color] Millicent exclaimed. [color=0054a6]"How are you? How's jail?"[/color]

The line crackled, though Millicent supposed it could have just been Neil chuckling. His voice was scratchy and hoarse, worse than the last time she had heard from him. It was as if he was a balloon, the helium gone, and replaced with a rock paste. "Missed you, kiddo. Listen I need a favor..."

[color=0054a6]"Neil, what is it?"[/color] Millicent asked, trying her hardest to believe in her brother. While her parents and siblings insisted on not sending too much money, fearing he'd spend it on drugs, Millicent tried to look on the positive side of things. Neil still talked to her, and he was alive. And hopefully, hopefully he might be sober as well.

"I need some extra cash," Neil said awkwardly.

[color=0054a6]"What for?"[/color] Millicent asked. [color=0054a6]"Food?"[/color]

"Yeah, yeah," Neil replied. "Look, if you could send it by Friday, that'd be great. Love you Milly girl!"

The line went dead, and Millicent groaned. Try as she may, she knew that Neil wouldn't be using the money for food. But yet, she couldn't refuse him. He was her brother, her big brother, the one that had taught her to ride a bike and tie her shoes. She owed him, and of course, she wasn't [i]certain[/i] he was using the money on drugs. She'd do the best she could to allow her brother to do the best he could. 

[i][color=lightgreen]Hey Milly! Was wondering if you wanted to hang out at the beach or something soon, if you aren't asleep that is. If not I can swing by later.[/color][/i]

Millicent glanced down at the phone, and smiled. She had met Alice not too long after she arrived in Australia, and had been welcomed with open arms. Resolving to go to the beach, Millicent gathered up a towel and sunscreen, changing into a swimsuit and shorts. Fortunate to live nearby, it was just a short walk, but thoughts of her brother continued to plague her.

Was he still the brother she knew and loved? She hesitated, before reprimanding herself. [i]Of course[/i] Neil was her brother. Drugs couldn't change that much. She would just have to continue onwards, and eventually, Neil would be able to stop. She couldn't force him to change. He had to [i]want[/i] to change.

Glancing up, she squinted as the sun got in her eyes. In a few moments, she saw Alice, spread out on a towel. 

[color=0054a6]"Hey Alice!"[/color] Millicent shouted, dashing over. [color=0054a6]"Sorry I forgot to let you know I was coming, had a call from my brother this morning."[/color]