" What's wrong, are you hurt somewhere? Did you get winded ? " I ask her when she doesn't answer. Her breathing had gone from heavy to shallow and she was looking at me wide-eyed. I hadn't expected her to step away from me , basically trying to run off. Neither had I expected her to grab me on her way down. It had happened so quickly.
But once it happened, it was like everything slowed down. I saw she was going to hit her back on the silly plastic interview chair, so I had pushed it out the way. Being how lite they are, it had gone easily. I'd then thrust my hand under her head , the fall was inevitable. There was nothing I could do to stop it now. So , my brain had quickly made my body do what was needed to protect her and to try not crush her.
But she wasn't speaking. She had to have
