What started out as a normal night had turned into something worse. And now into something weird.
Men chasing her? That wasn't too new. Not real frequent, she was usually smarter than that, but sometimes it happened. Other kids or other homeless people trying to start fights. It wasn't impossible.
What felt impossible was all the sensory information she was taking in now. The things that Jill said. The way the dog felt. He wasn't soft. He was smooth and fragile. She looked closer and his side seemed punctured, but there was no blood. Almost like a hole into nothing.
Esperanza swallowed and pulled her hand away slowly, setting it in her lap and looking up at Jillian.
"Yeah," she answered. "Esperanza. Espie's fine.
I'm sorry, but... I don't think I understand what's happening here, Jillian. What do you mean they weren't drunk?" She swallowed over the next part she didn't say out loud. That they were targeting supes too. "Usually people don't get that angry over something so small unless they're drunk. Or high as a kite."
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Men chasing her? That wasn't too new. Not real frequent, she was usually smarter than that, but sometimes it happened. Other kids or other homeless people trying to start fights. It wasn't impossible.
What felt impossible was all the sensory information she was taking in now. The things that Jill said. The way the dog felt. He wasn't soft. He was smooth and fragile. She looked closer and his side seemed punctured, but there was no blood. Almost like a hole into nothing.
Esperanza swallowed and pulled her hand away slowly, setting it in her lap and looking up at Jillian.
"Yeah," she answered. "Esperanza. Espie's fine.
I'm sorry, but... I don't think I understand what's happening here, Jillian. What do you mean they weren't drunk?" She swallowed over the next part she didn't say out loud. That they were targeting supes too. "Usually people don't get that angry over something so small unless they're drunk. Or high as a kite."