06-04-2025, 12:14 AM
Matias' answer scared her. It wasn't a no, and that scared her. Scared her enough that the tears began to fall. Her hands began to shake. Splash waited next to her, anticipating, waiting for instruction. She didn't know how to respond to his question. What could she do if he was? She probably wouldn't be able to do anything to stop him from taking her.
Marta's shaking hands went to her arms, the needle scars on them were beginning to burn, and she thought that maybe she had made a mistake in asking Matias the question she had. Her resolve, that had seemed so strong before, faltered. She was a kid. Who was she to stand against these powerful people.
"I don't know," the words came out, trembling, but they were honest. "I won't go back...I won't go back..."
Her hands now gripped the sleeves of her long sleeved shirt - she always wore long sleeves to hide the track marks - as she repeated the words. When she looked at him, she took his scent. But it wasn't scary. It was calm...curious...not upset. Not mad. Not scary.
"You don't seem bad...it doesn't make sense...but if you are. I won't go back. You can't take me back. Never again."
Marta's shaking hands went to her arms, the needle scars on them were beginning to burn, and she thought that maybe she had made a mistake in asking Matias the question she had. Her resolve, that had seemed so strong before, faltered. She was a kid. Who was she to stand against these powerful people.
"I don't know," the words came out, trembling, but they were honest. "I won't go back...I won't go back..."
Her hands now gripped the sleeves of her long sleeved shirt - she always wore long sleeves to hide the track marks - as she repeated the words. When she looked at him, she took his scent. But it wasn't scary. It was calm...curious...not upset. Not mad. Not scary.
"You don't seem bad...it doesn't make sense...but if you are. I won't go back. You can't take me back. Never again."