“ thank you .” she croaks . eyes cast down , looking at her bag against him ﹒﹒﹒ it looked ridiculous. this bringing a faint smile to a pale face ——— perhaps the first in days . she’s taking his arm , drawing herself closer to him . she’s taking a bambi like stumble , still -
begrudgingly, she’s holding her bag out to him … someone offering to carry her bag ﹒﹒﹒ this was new to her , and obviously , she didn’t know how to react . “ it’s not even that heavy .” she grumbles . “ and it’s not that messy .”
she defends , lying through gritted teeth .-






