“I was looking for you, you ass,” she replied. Or at least attempted to around the billowing clouds that were making speech more and more difficult as she continued to attempt it. Apparently, all of her ingrained customer service mannerisms were forgotten as he got hostile with her. She fought against the desire to take lungfuls of air to sate her coughing, settling for short hiccuping ones instead. Alternatively, it could have been less of a choice and closer to hyperventilation brought on by the panic that was finally bubbling up in her. She pawed at her eyes with her hands.
She could tell her hearing was returning to normal because she could hear him talking to someone. It wasn’t her? Was he on the phone? Why did he refer to her as a civilian?
“I had to make sure everyone was-hey!” she was cut off his grabbing her and lifting her up. “What are you-? Put me down!” The rasp in her voice did nothing to make her sound authoritative and he did not put her down. In any other situation she would have fought him, but instead she chose to hide her face from the smoke against the back of his jacket.
Once outside, he released her. She lifted her face to breathe fresh air, squinting against the sunlight. She was disoriented, not entirely sure where he had chosen to exit and before she could right herself he was putting her down. Julianna would have enjoyed the dignity of staying upright, but instead her heel slipped out from beneath her and she dropped to the concrete. His rough transport had done nothing for her updo, and the French twist now hung lumpy across one shoulder. She coughed and wiped smoke induced tears out of her eyes.
Julianna looked over to where he was rifling through his backpack. Her brow furrowed, and her eyes moved the fraction of an inch to reach his face. It dropped again to the device in his hand, and then to his face and she caught his glance in her direction. “What are you…”
He pressed the button and a cacophony of explosions sounded off, close enough to cause her to scream. She stifled the noise she was making by clapping both hands over her mouth as she cowered, tucking her knees against her chest. A quick succession of ominous booms, followed by shrieks and shouting in the distance that were almost worse. Sirens drawing closer joined the din. Julianna dropped her hands.
“Oh my god,” she looked at the man again. She scrambled to her feet, tugging her skirt back down to her knees. “Oh my god,” she repeated with more emphasis, backing away from him. “You-” she faltered, not entirely sure what she would have been accusing him of. Didn’t want to point out the obvious either way.
Didn’t really want to risk more time in the presence of what was apparently a terrorist. Later, maybe she would be proud of her intuition. For now, she ran. She darted out of the alley away from him and towards a crowd, and hoped he felt no need to pursue her.
She could tell her hearing was returning to normal because she could hear him talking to someone. It wasn’t her? Was he on the phone? Why did he refer to her as a civilian?
“I had to make sure everyone was-hey!” she was cut off his grabbing her and lifting her up. “What are you-? Put me down!” The rasp in her voice did nothing to make her sound authoritative and he did not put her down. In any other situation she would have fought him, but instead she chose to hide her face from the smoke against the back of his jacket.
Once outside, he released her. She lifted her face to breathe fresh air, squinting against the sunlight. She was disoriented, not entirely sure where he had chosen to exit and before she could right herself he was putting her down. Julianna would have enjoyed the dignity of staying upright, but instead her heel slipped out from beneath her and she dropped to the concrete. His rough transport had done nothing for her updo, and the French twist now hung lumpy across one shoulder. She coughed and wiped smoke induced tears out of her eyes.
Julianna looked over to where he was rifling through his backpack. Her brow furrowed, and her eyes moved the fraction of an inch to reach his face. It dropped again to the device in his hand, and then to his face and she caught his glance in her direction. “What are you…”
He pressed the button and a cacophony of explosions sounded off, close enough to cause her to scream. She stifled the noise she was making by clapping both hands over her mouth as she cowered, tucking her knees against her chest. A quick succession of ominous booms, followed by shrieks and shouting in the distance that were almost worse. Sirens drawing closer joined the din. Julianna dropped her hands.
“Oh my god,” she looked at the man again. She scrambled to her feet, tugging her skirt back down to her knees. “Oh my god,” she repeated with more emphasis, backing away from him. “You-” she faltered, not entirely sure what she would have been accusing him of. Didn’t want to point out the obvious either way.
Didn’t really want to risk more time in the presence of what was apparently a terrorist. Later, maybe she would be proud of her intuition. For now, she ran. She darted out of the alley away from him and towards a crowd, and hoped he felt no need to pursue her.
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