C37 Refreshing And Reassuring

“STOP!” I yelled at the top of my lungs.

My eyes were clenched closed. I was waiting for it to happen. For everything I had saved, to be stolen in one swift movement, but nothing happened.

I wondered if he had second thoughts, so I waited for some type of movement. Not even so much as a breath. Then I realized I wasn’t even hearing the cars moving outside.

I didn’t hear anything but heartbeats