A Fall In The Mall

Chapter 7: When You’re Stuck in a Room with a Stranger

Boom, boom, bang! Thunder sounded throughout the shopping centre. The whistling of the wind echoed in their ears and the rain dribbled onto the parachute that was sheltering them. An awkward silence drifted into the air. “umm so...,” Vérónika finally decided to ask what she was pondering, “what actually happened? I mean like how in the world did you end up landing here?” Vector stayed silent; he had a pained expression on his face. Vérónika realised she had said something wrong. Uncomfortable with the silence and a little confused, Vérónika blurted out, “I-I mean, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to... um are you ok? You look a little sad.” Vector sighed, “I’m sorry, I want to tell you, but I just don’t know if you’ll be able to understand...” Vérónika patted vector on the shoulder, “It’s ok, you can tell me, I'm here for you.”

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