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Smoke and Mirrors
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"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear." – H.P. Lovecraft
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title: three minus two
prompt: P; panic
featuring: Beth
set: during episode 9, "seep"
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Still wondering if she should have escaped, Beth gnawed nervously on her thumbnail, sick with fright. The kitchen seemed as safe a place as any, and she had Sully and Danny with her. Safety in numbers—
—until three became one when a commotion drew the boys out into the lobby. Beth half wanted to run after them, to attach herself to someone else's side… but she didn't. Her heart beating a frantic thump-thump-thump, her stomach tied in knots, she stayed where she was, waiting.
She was still waiting, still terrified, when the scarred old hand clapped itself over her mouth.
Author's Note: The idea for this drabble came from Miwako1 who wanted to see Beth's reaction when Wakefield took her from the kitchen. I didn't have enough words to delve deeper but can you imagine how panicked she must've been at that moment? Wow.