Redsand Canyon temptatio

She expected him to leave, and if he had, she would have considered it the beginning of the end. The place that she was in was triggered from a variety of factors and all of them contributed to a spiral that always ended firmly with her being alone.

He didn't.

She stopped where she was and her ears turned back, listening. She didn't relax but she did take a small breath and try to control the panic coursing through her.

You don't need to have the answers. We can find those, if you want, or you can just tell me you don't want to. I just want to know the truth. And I want to know that you know that I'm just... trying my best. Because it felt, too often, like she pushed and met active resistance. Like her attempts to help, or be there, were shot down before they even started.