[continued from here || krampus and beverly]
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Did she think she had him fooled? Did she think she was being subtle? Didn’t she know that the demon had heightened senses and creeping around him was not a good idea? Faint jingle bells are heard when he turns to face her, catching her watching him, and his lips curl into a smile as he sips his mint chocolate ice cream shake through a paper straw, enjoying the cooling flavour and texture in his mouth. It reminded him of Christmas. “You lose somethin’ over here, red?”
A flash of embarrassment, followed by annoyance directed as much as herself as at the stranger. Oh yes, how dare he pay attention to his surroundings? Her plan hadn’t been a plan as much as an impulse, really. Derry was too small not to notice a stranger and it might just be her own over-protective instincts but once in awhile she thought she’d seen him looking at the school.
Following him had been a stupid decision.
“A bit of dignity, I think”, she replies with a self-deprecating smile. “Sorry about that.” Not everyone is a monster.
