“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
He draped his coat over her shoulders and helped the redhead into his car.
She pressed the coat firmly back on him, pulling her cloak back close around her body. She didn’t put the hood back up, but kept it huddled around her throat, and seemed tense and nervous until he got in the car. Light fingertips brushed over the dials and knobs of the stereo and air systems, and a faint frown creased her forehead.
He smiled. “So, you’re unable to speak? If I give you a sheet of paper, can you write on it to speak?”
She looked at him and frowned more deeply, her expression a little annoyed. She held up one finger, and nodded, then another finger, and nodded again.
He dug a paper out of the visor and handed her a pen. “Tell me why you’ve been following me.”
She spread the paper against the dashboard and wrote in careful lettering, ‘you taste different. I want to know why’.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
He draped his coat over her shoulders and helped the redhead into his car.
She pressed the coat firmly back on him, pulling her cloak back close around her body. She didn’t put the hood back up, but kept it huddled around her throat, and seemed tense and nervous until he got in the car. Light fingertips brushed over the dials and knobs of the stereo and air systems, and a faint frown creased her forehead.
He smiled. “So, you’re unable to speak? If I give you a sheet of paper, can you write on it to speak?”
She looked at him and frowned more deeply, her expression a little annoyed. She held up one finger, and nodded, then another finger, and nodded again.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
“Come on, let’s get you out of the cold.”
She startled back a step, then swayed, eyes fluttering shut. Her hands clamped more tightly around her temples, but though obviously in pain she still made no sound at all. She didn’t resist when he guided her along.
He draped his coat over her shoulders and helped the redhead into his car.
She pressed the coat firmly back on him, pulling her cloak back close around her body. She didn’t put the hood back up, but kept it huddled around her throat, and seemed tense and nervous until he got in the car. Light fingertips brushed over the dials and knobs of the stereo and air systems, and a faint frown creased her forehead.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
He caught her and held her up easily. “It’s okay. I’ve got you. So…Were you watching me because you need my help?”
She seemed at a loss for a moment, before shaking her head again, though more slowly and with an air of reluctance. One hand lifted to rub at her temple.
“Come on, let’s get you out of the cold.”
She startled back a step, then swayed, eyes fluttering shut. Her hands clamped more tightly around her temples, but though obviously in pain she still made no sound at all. She didn’t resist when he guided her along.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
“Okay. Okay. I understand. Just give me nods. Are you going to hurt me?”
Shock scrawled across her face, huge eyes going even wider as she shook her head frantically, so hard her hair flew about her face. She stumbled, catching at his arms to stop herself falling, and shook her head again.
He caught her and held her up easily. “It’s okay. I’ve got you. So…Were you watching me because you need my help?”
She seemed at a loss for a moment, before shaking her head again, though more slowly and with an air of reluctance. One hand lifted to rub at her temple.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
She shook her head, harder this time, and tapped her fingers on her throat. The enshrouding cloak fell back from her body, revealing a skin-and-bones barefoot figure, dirty and raggedly clothed.
“Okay. Okay. I understand. Just give me nods. Are you going to hurt me?”
Shock scrawled across her face, huge eyes going even wider as she shook her head frantically, so hard her hair flew about her face. She stumbled, catching at his arms to stop herself falling, and shook her head again.
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
She shook her head, harder this time, and tapped her fingers on her throat. The enshrouding cloak fell back from her body, revealing a skin-and-bones barefoot figure, dirty and raggedly clothed.