THE SILVER CAULDRON

ay, and I was captivated

stery that unfolded b

lright?" I

as she swallowed hard. She looked to her left and

per. She hadn't noticed the small cut on the back on her

hest, trying to calm herself, and s

e'

ne," I a

e you

m off. Here, it's clean-you've got a cut

er brows came together in a frown.; it was probably

aid, and my hand was still outstretched.

ck up at me before she

e. There was something else gnawing at me from the strange woma

f nowhere," she said, as

ought he'd be lu

onde-haired woman standing in front of me knew how pale in contrast every se

sighed, "God," tucking

alrigh

finally made w

r heart skipp

ety or not? I took the handkerc

rward. I've lived long enough to say I'v

still as our fingers

itely hadn't met her before. I would have noticed h

was

was

ou," She

cour

. Not the strange woman's comfort being so close to me, a

is was obviously the reason why the vagabond had pulled a

l the police or something?" she asked, a

because I had broken both of his hands and dumped his unconscio

so sure about t

. Maybe I had planned it with the attacke

e truth. That I had hurt the guy. It

this one, will y

g me as if she could very well tell if I

le. And I felt this sudden ur

d asked me, "So, what are w

ll, I am going to help you fix

r head in the

you have the tools for

, suddenly losing

ll right?" I said, and my hands were spread right in f

heartbeat miles away, so I could tell

nd the spare tyre from hers,

ou headed?"

," sh

a lon

ui

g I found

u. For yo

sence. It was like some immovable object that was trying

" I to

er I was done and her

y car, cleaned my hands

e right out of my mouth. "I should see you home. Just to

elp but I can't trust

don't have to f

drive took six minutes. I got out of mi

reat that," I po

gain," she said and

nd that's w