[ She shouldn't think it is, but his voice, and the undertone of care in it, the concern coating his words, it's reassuring. She can't breathe any easier, and she's knows it's irrational but she's starting to wonder if there isn't someone in her apartment, moving through the rooms she's not in.
But she can't move and check. She's stronger than this, and yet, right now, she's never felt so weak. ]
You don't have to - [ She manages to say between gulping breaths as she pushes her knuckles into an eye, trying to rub the images out, trying to stop the tears, the pounding in her head.
She says he doesn't have to, because he doesn't, but she's pretty sure she sounds like she's saying the exact opposite.
She's getting a cramp in her calf from how tense she is. And all she can think about is how she wants to apologize again, because this is unlike her. She deals with her problems on her own, like the grown-ass woman that she is. She doesn't need rescuing.
And yet. ]
I don't think I can move. And I know I'm alone but it feels like there's someone here.
[ probably a stupid thing to say. Her filters are jumbled up. ]
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But she can't move and check. She's stronger than this, and yet, right now, she's never felt so weak. ]
You don't have to - [ She manages to say between gulping breaths as she pushes her knuckles into an eye, trying to rub the images out, trying to stop the tears, the pounding in her head.
She says he doesn't have to, because he doesn't, but she's pretty sure she sounds like she's saying the exact opposite.
She's getting a cramp in her calf from how tense she is. And all she can think about is how she wants to apologize again, because this is unlike her. She deals with her problems on her own, like the grown-ass woman that she is. She doesn't need rescuing.
And yet. ]
I don't think I can move. And I know I'm alone but it feels like there's someone here.
[ probably a stupid thing to say. Her filters are jumbled up. ]