07-10-2014, 05:58 AM
He was being so nice. It unnerved her for a bit, surprised at his gentle voice, free of the mocking and contempt that he usually held toward her. It was probably the most definitive sign that he saw what happened in her head during that panic attack. She saw the curiosity in his eyes and felt it in her bones. He saw things, but that didn’t mean he really understood what happened. Truth be told, Melanie wasn’t even too sure of her early childhood years, but the memories still haunted her.
She shifted her eyes away, staring instead at the smooth pattern of the deck. Sleep sounded like a good idea, but Melanie was still half-afraid her nightmares would return. She’d much rather face insomnia than that. In her moment of doubt, Eltiask’s assurance that she would be fine, uttered just moments ago, rang in her head. She watched him head into the control room and took a deep breath, laying out on the deck and shutting her eyes.
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