‘Stay away from stairs while getting used to the crutch.’
‘Stairs may be too much of a strain on your legs’
….Sure, Darri had gotten those warnings. But would she listen to them? Of course she wouldn’t. She had things to do and….okay, she didn’t have to do them, but she really wanted to.
And the stairs was her only way up the building to the items she needed to buy.
Presents.
And she was determined to get them no matter what.
Placing her crutch on the first step, Darri hoisted her good leg up onto it and took a moment to collect herself, before attempting the second, then third…
She was getting the steady rhythm of it by about the eighth step to the ninth, when the crutch caught the edge of the step instead of the full landing, sending the blonde slipping forward into the stairs and sliding down at least three.
Graceful as always.
”..nn….Oooww…” she whispered, clutching her leg tightly. No, no. Ignore the pain and carry on.




