Chapter 7: Very Gently Will Play
"Hello?"
Again, pain, but he expected it this time. It would numb eventually the more she wrote. He was surprised that she was already writing back so soon, but then again it was very difficult to tell how much time had passed. For all he knew it might have been months. He was sure it was the same person since she was aware he existed.
"Are you there?"
"Yes," he replied cautiously. He couldn't afford to scare her off, he would keep his replies simple for now.
There was a pause and he knew she was writing again.
Foolish girl.
