Phantom Hollow The Guilt I Have Pulls Me Down

He froze. He was lucky his other side had not talked aloud, or he would be in trouble. Big trouble with her. Judas poked his head out, seeing her. If he jumped out quickly, she might run. However if he came out slowly, he might not scare her off. So he did, a bit further up the trail, slowly emerging.

"I'm sorry if I scared you" he apologized, head hung low. Shame covered his face. "I haven't been doing well in the head. It's..annoying." He was fine with admitting this. If he warned her about his voice-in-the-head, she would see the signs before he did anything. All he wanted was not to hurt them, ever again. And if that meant spilling every secret, then so be it. If the other side let him, that is.