Mr Mumbles (2009)
“She didn’t. In fact, she didn’t do much of anything. She just stood there, framed in the gateway, not doing or saying a thing. I think I’d have preferred it if she’d laughed.
When I was sure she wasn’t going to reply I spoke again.
‘Did you hear me? I said—’ ‘I heard you,’ she answered, flatly. I watched her turn to face me once again. From her expression I could tell laughter was definitely not likely to be happening any time soon. ‘I risked my life for.’ she growled, before her voice trailed off into silence. When she spoke again she sounded calmer, but there was still a dangerous edge to her words which made me uneasy. ‘What’s your name, kid?’ ‘Kyle.’ ‘OK, Kyle, well, I want you to listen to me,’ she said, advancing slowly. ‘I risked my life for you tonight. I could have walked away and left you to be strangled on your front step, but I jumped to the rescue. You remember that part, right?’ she scowled. ‘The part where I stopped the crazy guy killing you?’ I nodded.
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