The utter panic in her voice registered to Syn as more than fear from taking the life of another. There was darkness in the plea and he doubted she was aware of any of it. Or if she was, she had become complacent and didnât fight it anymore. None of those realizations comforted him in the slightest.
He gingerly moved closer to her, giving her ample space but also making himself available as an option should she choose. He needed to treat her like he often did the young ones who came to him with too many drugs in their veins; a deer in headlights, he had to give all the control to her. Or at the least, make it seem as though the control was hers.
âDonât apologize. You have nothing to apologize for, Angelene.â He spoke softly, doing his best to be calm- in hopes that his shift in demeanor would ease the girlâs as well.Â
âAt least let me thank you. Come with me, we can get you cleaned up and a hot meal made for you. Ok?â
She almost didnât notice him moving closer to her; too wrapped up in her thoughts to notice much of anything. Fortunately, fate would have it that she did, if only the slightest bit. Though, his being near her didnât cause too much alarm, that didnât stop her from giving a suspicious glance or two. After all, she didnât know many people who would be okay with---well, this.
His words did little to ease her, but they did well enough to distract her. More specifically, the mention of her now dirtied appearance stole her focus. Her worries of Christopher and the like, while not forgotten, were moved to the back burner of her mind. She looked down at her shirt in disdain, seeing that she had managed to get some blood it. âMan---- I just got this shirt...âÂ
A huff of annoyance, and her focus was back on the doctor, just like that. She considered his proposal, if only because it meant he might help her get the blood from her shirt. Though, to her, agreeing would mean accepting help and that was hard. No, she needed to bargain; that would work, right? Iâll only do this if you do this, kinda thing?Â
      â---Only if you help me get this blood out of my shirt...â she paused, seeming to debate with herself for a moment before continuing, â---and I get fries... with ranch.â