( He likes to spend the mornings jogging, working out, basically keeping a routine going. Even before he started learning self-defence from several people here, it's a way to wile off some time. To keep himself in good condition if-
Well, he doesn't expect to, now. And with what going back would mean - the twins dead, Emily as she was before this, everything he's heard that lies in wait for him in the progression of that night - it's dread that lingers in his stomach more and more when he thinks about that.
Monsters? Those he can learn to fight. The future? Not so much.
He turns the corner in his run, having already passed the halfway point, starting to loop back towards the house, when - ) Hey, Hannah.
( He can slow his jog a bit, say hi to a friend, right? )
pain time
Well, he doesn't expect to, now. And with what going back would mean - the twins dead, Emily as she was before this, everything he's heard that lies in wait for him in the progression of that night - it's dread that lingers in his stomach more and more when he thinks about that.
Monsters? Those he can learn to fight. The future? Not so much.
He turns the corner in his run, having already passed the halfway point, starting to loop back towards the house, when - ) Hey, Hannah.
( He can slow his jog a bit, say hi to a friend, right? )