She heard someone scuffle into the building, and this made her tense back up. She pressed her back flat to the wall behind her, curling herself up even more. No, no, no, she couldn’t deal with this- not now.
She tried to stifle her sniffling, but this was a venture into futility. The sounds giving away her position in the empty garage. Please don’t find her please don’t find her please don’t find her-
He located her easily one he heard her, kneeling down about ten feet away and slowly edging over to her side. His hands were red up to the wrists, a little bit of the startling color splashed across his horns and hair as well. He watched her for a few moments, silent, then slowly leaned forward and swiped his tongue across her cheek, ears lowering.
Why was she still upset? Was he wrong?
