"Fuck this… There's only one way out of this situation." I said as I removed Hailie from my hands and opened up the player's interface.
[Friend Request Sent]
I typed in and sent a friend request before I could even think twice about it. My fingers moved on their own, trembling, betraying the sudden rush of fear and adrenaline pumping through my body. The name I typed out wasn't one Hailie had ever seen before, wasn't one I wanted her to see. Just a small hope in the back of my mind that if it went through, maybe, just maybe maybe we had a chance of being alive.
Why was I afraid of The Null Shepherd when I can't feel pain and Hailie can't take damage?
Because it never mattered.
When the interface flickered back to the world, I turned to her. My lips moved carefully, exaggerating the shape of the words for her to catch.
It's okay.
I then pause.
We can get out of this.
