She opened her mouth, those excuses like "she's just unlucky!" and "afraid she'll harm you!" swirling on the tip of her tongue, yet she couldn't bring herself to say them.
Kreti knew those were just surface reasons.
The real reason, the thought "I don't like it," "I don't want it," "I was here first," burned like a fire in her heart, but her damned pride pressed it down firmly, unable to be spoken.
Say it, you stubborn mouth!
"I, I..."
She stammered, her gaze darting all over, afraid to meet Herbert's eyes, her cheeks flushed as if about to bleed.
She could feel the puzzled gaze from Sammi's side and Herbert's teasing smile, making her even more embarrassed.
Seeing that she was about to lose due to her stubbornness, a reckless impulse seized Kreti's heart.
Going to run away again?
That damned demon had already made the first move, did she really lack even this bit of courage?
Besides, it's not like she hadn't done it before!
Forget it!
Whatever!
