Marks? What is he talking about? Unless he's a doctor and he knows about scars that shouldn't be.
I take the card with both hands, quickly reading it. He's from a detective agency. Was the whole thing a lie, about his younger cousin? I take a deep breath and force the rising feelings of panic down, at least until I can run and get out of here.
There's always the possibility that he is telling the truth, that he has connctions to the police because of his work, and he really came here to check out the disturbing rumors because he wanted her to be safe. I want to ask if she's real, but I don't think I could face it if she wasn't.
The magic swirls within me, reacting to the panic, but I don't let it out. I'll just have to think of a way out of this as calmly as possible.
With trembling hands, I put the card away. "Thank you," I tell him, and try to not run away right now. That would surely give away what I don't want to.
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I take the card with both hands, quickly reading it. He's from a detective agency. Was the whole thing a lie, about his younger cousin? I take a deep breath and force the rising feelings of panic down, at least until I can run and get out of here.
There's always the possibility that he is telling the truth, that he has connctions to the police because of his work, and he really came here to check out the disturbing rumors because he wanted her to be safe. I want to ask if she's real, but I don't think I could face it if she wasn't.
The magic swirls within me, reacting to the panic, but I don't let it out. I'll just have to think of a way out of this as calmly as possible.
With trembling hands, I put the card away. "Thank you," I tell him, and try to not run away right now. That would surely give away what I don't want to.