A New Day
Cassie rushed into the rec room. Her hands shook violently as she tried to get a glass of water. She gave up and slammed the cup on the counter. Her eyes shut in fear as she ran her fingers through her hair in anguish. All the hard work it had taken her to finally earn the position of raptor handler, and on the first day-the first day!- she had nearly killed herself. Cassie took a moment to examine the bruises and cuts on her body from when she fell into the cage.
“Lucky…” she muttered to herself, wiping away a tear. The scene began to play out in her head once more. Her face scrunched in pain as she pictured Echo charging at her inside the enclosure. She jumped as she heard a door open nearby. Cassie tried to straighten herself up by pulling her shirt and wiping away a few tears. She feared Owen, or one of the other handlers, was headed to lecture her about everything she had done wrong.
