❝if you’re scared of storms, my apartment is only a few blocks away.❞
for now it’s only a drizzle, though his being stuck waiting for the doctor for an hour he was caught up on the weather and knew in five minutes a thunder storm would start. he knew carmen was weird about those things and being a friend, decided he should offer. he did always have that spare bedroom.
❝i promise, it’s no trouble! plus i want a second opinion on my borscht recipe!❞
" no, no, i’m fine. “
it wɑs quite obvious thɑt she wɑsn’t. she wɑs hyperventilɑting, her heɑrt pounding in her chest. her home wɑs too fɑr for her to run to, ɑnd the underground line wɑsn’t much closer. she'd ɑlwɑys try hɑrd not to show her weɑkness, but there wɑsn’t much hiding this one.
