[It's an honest answer, even if it probably isn't very helpful. There's a thoughtful frown set on her face as she tries to sort out what she's feeling.]
Do you ever feel like someone's watching you? Like stalking you? Like you're prey?
[Oh gosh, that sounds so weak and stupid. Her eyes avert downward to watch what she's stirring, and she tries to ignore the way Miss Toni looks over at her so curiously.]
You think you know that feeling?
[Chrissy can pick up that this sweet old woman is feeling her out, to see what kind of trouble she'll be in for helping them. When she glances toward her, she's shocked to see a look of sympathy on Miss Toni's face.]
He's helping you run from that.
[That makes Chrissy smile, even as that feeling of being watched grows in magnitude and she wants to shrink away and hide.]
I've only felt that feeling once before, when someone was trying to hurt me. But the thing is, I'm feeling that again. Right now. And I don't know why.
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[It's an honest answer, even if it probably isn't very helpful. There's a thoughtful frown set on her face as she tries to sort out what she's feeling.]
Do you ever feel like someone's watching you? Like stalking you? Like you're prey?
[Oh gosh, that sounds so weak and stupid. Her eyes avert downward to watch what she's stirring, and she tries to ignore the way Miss Toni looks over at her so curiously.]
You think you know that feeling?
[Chrissy can pick up that this sweet old woman is feeling her out, to see what kind of trouble she'll be in for helping them. When she glances toward her, she's shocked to see a look of sympathy on Miss Toni's face.]
He's helping you run from that.
[That makes Chrissy smile, even as that feeling of being watched grows in magnitude and she wants to shrink away and hide.]
I've only felt that feeling once before, when someone was trying to hurt me. But the thing is, I'm feeling that again. Right now. And I don't know why.