“I just want you to keep doing it. XXX “Katy, look.” She looks at the screen dully. She needed to fill it, she couldn’t get enough. His gaze is approving.” You won’t tell anyone?”
He shakes his head. “Please Stan, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have watched it but I just wanna go home, I didn’t mean to”
“Shut up.” She flinches. I know how rude people can be, they just don’t understand.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind?”
“Oh not at all, I barely use it. Hand on the small of her back, opens the door, pushes her outside and locks it. She felt very safe there. “You ok in there?”
She tries to draw enough breath to speak. “Stop sniffling.” She manages to get herself partway under control, breathes in, blurts out “Why are you hurting me-” and dissolves into tears. The two books in her bag burned against her side.
