Her features didn’t even FLINCH when she saw the firearm. The only reaction she gave was taking a step backwards, and lifting her fine-lined chin somewhat PROUDLY. It wasn’t the first time she had a handgun pointed at her. But the really SCARY thing in the situation was the way she reacted. The lack of FEAR she showed. So many years ago she decided: if she had to go, she would go proudly. None of that changed. However somewhere deep inside she was really, really, AFRAID.
“You are not interested, YET. And we could jump right into
the details, if you would STOP pointing your gun at me, Miss.
We shouldn’t discuss it here.”
The woman talked on a RELENTLESSLY calm and warm tone. Anna Jarvis rarely raised her voice. Collecting all the COURAGE she had left, the Hungarian creeped closer to the English woman again. She cleared her throat and looked around in the alley. The BURDEN that her employer put onto her shoulder were great. She couldn’t take any more RISKS. Especially, because it seemed Miss Carter was running out of PATIENCE.
“My name is ANNA JARVIS. A common friend asked me to find
you, and reach out to you. His name’s HOWARD STARK.”