Tau
“Go!” Tlou’s voice fills the car. And I don’t even think. I react. I rush out of the car into the backseat and pull her into my arms within seconds. She resists me for a few seconds, pushing away from me. I let her go.
“It’s okay,” I whisper softly to her. Her breath comes in shallow gasps that rocks her body. “Your friend is fine. We didn’t mean to scare you.” I say to her, feeling the urge to pull her closer. She doesn’t let me. But I keep close, waiting for when she will need me. I don’t know if she’ll ever will need me. I sit there waiting none the less.
I raise my head and find Tlou staring at us in the review mirror. I wonder what he is thinking. But it is clear he didn’t expect her to resist me.
He starts the car and we are back on the road again. Luna sits stiffly ne
