Leslie looked down at her soup bowl, her eyes reflecting in the soup’s clear surface.
What did she just hear? Ex?
Her mind was reeling as she tried to process this unexpected news.
Blinking repeatedly, she tried to chase the shock away, but it was too much for her.
‘Did this change things?’ she wondered.
Her breaths came in shorter and shorter. They were shallow and getting faster.
Oh goddess! She was hyperventilating.
Standing to her feet in a rush, her chair made a loud scraping sound against the floor.
Screech!
Aaron's head jerked up in alarm and stared at her, “what is it?”
“Nothing,” she closed her eyes and shook her head.
Calm down, calm down!
Bringing her hand to her throat, she whispered, “I ne-need wa-water,”
“My throat feels dry,”
“I think there was a water di
