>>10435465>>10435507>>10435643>"Why?">"Why would she do that...>...today?"Amy had only just opened the door when Hailey had made her speech, she heard every word and couldn't help but be blindsided by the sincerity in Hailey's voice. In less that two minutes Amy had gone from excited to concerned to furious as she observed the effect Hailey's words had on Colby. "Stop, think about it logically", Amy told herself. "It's emotional manipulation, nothing more".
As Hailey speeds off into the distance Amy wonders if there's anything she can say that could salvage this. She'd spent the entire day cleaning and organising her room in preparation for Colby's arrival. Drawers cleared, wardrobes emptied, clothes and possessions consolidated and squared away.
Amy and Colby finally make eye contact.
>"I...>...I think...>"...I think she's scared of us, Colb."