The Little Woods
“I’d just tossed my books onto my balcony and was heading to the dining hall when Freddy called to me. I turned and saw her lingering by the mailboxes, chewing on her cuticles. I nodded to her, then continued on to lunch. Freddy had really pissed me off, and I didn’t relish the prospect of dealing with her.
She caught up with me on the stairs. “Can we talk?”
“Depends,” I said, not bothering to keep the annoyance from my voice. I kept walking and could feel her trailing behind me.
“I’m sorry. Hol...d up, okay? I can explain. I just need to talk to you.”
“Why?” I spun around to face her. “What could you possibly have to talk to me about?”
“I’m sorry about the other day. I wasn’t expecting you to ask me anything about the phone call. I panicked. I can get kind of defensive when I feel threatened.”
I tried to maintain my anger, but she looked so pathetic that I found it subsiding. “Yeah, I noticed.”
“Come on,” she said. “Let’s just go for a walk and have a chat, shall we?MoreLess
She caught up with me on the stairs. “Can we talk?”
“Depends,” I said, not bothering to keep the annoyance from my voice. I kept walking and could feel her trailing behind me.
“I’m sorry. Hol...d up, okay? I can explain. I just need to talk to you.”
“Why?” I spun around to face her. “What could you possibly have to talk to me about?”
“I’m sorry about the other day. I wasn’t expecting you to ask me anything about the phone call. I panicked. I can get kind of defensive when I feel threatened.”
I tried to maintain my anger, but she looked so pathetic that I found it subsiding. “Yeah, I noticed.”
“Come on,” she said. “Let’s just go for a walk and have a chat, shall we?MoreLess
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