TIME TRAVELER: E230. VELKOMINN RD 68 - 4/4
The banging on the door and Dustin’s loud voice echoed inside the house just as Ann returned from the courtyard: “Robin? Are you there, buddy?”
She stopped dead in her tracks. The unfamiliar voice and the insistent knocking only made her more frightened than she already was. Who could it be at this hour? Perhaps a neighbor had heard something and had come to check it out? If so, should she trust whoever was on the other side? Her silent hesitation only made Dustin more impatient. “Rob, is everything okay? Hello! Anyone in there?”
Overcoming her fear, Ann walked toward the door and stopped in front of it with her heart racing a mile a minute. “W-who are you and what is it you want?” she asked, as loudly as her terror allowed.
“Hi, I’m Dustin Shen, a friend of Robin’s. Excuse me, is he home?
“Dustin. Isn't he the brother of that woman, Juliette?” asked Ann inwardly. For a moment, anger overpowered her fear. She took a few seconds to ponder, then, mustering her courage, she unlocked the door and pulled it open.
Dustin froze. All this time he had pictured Rob’s wife as a wicked witch, but instead she was this blonde, angelic-faced young woman. “Uh, hello, you must be…” “I’m Ann Crane, Robin’s wife,” she muttered, as she examined Dustin’s face. He examined her in turn, her expression denoted great distress and there were traces in her eyes that she had been crying.
“Nice to meet you, Ann, I’m Dustin Shen, a friend of…” “I know who you are,” she cut him off. Dustin blinked, then cleared his throat. “Sorry, I don’t mean to intrude, I just... I was supposed to pick Rob up here. His stuff is out there, but he’s not… I thought he… C-could you tell him I’m here, please?” he snapped, trying his best not to sound rude.
“I'm sorry, I can't do that,” Ann answered in a tearful voice. “W-why not?", Dustin asked. “He's not here anymore,” she answered, holding back a sob as her eyes filled with tears. “What do you mean he's not here?” "I mean he's - he's gone".
“Gone? Why, did anyone else pick him up, or... did he get a cab after all?” Or maybe he'd decided to walk to Juliette's house as he had suggested to him, but being Dustin the extremely proper person he was, he decided not to ask that last question so as not to look so reckless. “No," Ann responded, unaware of his thoughts. "What I'm trying to say is that he…,” she paused to stifle a sob.
“Sorry,” she whispered, wiping her tears. “It's okay, just - Forgive me for insisting, but is Robin all right?” “No, he's not. Something terrible just happened to him,” she replied through her sobs. Dustin's heart sank. “W-What happened to him? Is it serious?” he exclaimed.
“I’ll tell you everything, please come in,” she replied, stepping back to let him in. Dustin looked inside, unsettled by what his imagination, now running wild, anticipated he would hear or see. Then, holding back his panic, he stepped inside.
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Credits for the poses in this episode:
Convo/Emotion Poses – Set 2, Emotion Poses Adult, Standing Poses Set 2, Emotion - Male Adult Poses and Adult Argument. All of them by @poses-by-bee. Thank you so much, dear Bee! 🤗💗















