Christine shot up at the sound of his voice, but could not gather up the courage to instantly turn around
Christine shot up at the sound of his voice, but could not gather up the courage to instantly turn around. She paused, giving her suddenly racing heart a moment to rest, and then rotated her head. Unlike proper phantoms, her phantom did not immediately disappear into thin air. He lingered and allowed her to see him. His acid eyes burned into hers. Then with a 'wisk' of his cape, he was gone.