Valerie gasped audibly. "No wonder you were in pain! You’re poor wings…" She trailed off when she saw the surprised looks of both the girl and Danny. "What? They’re burnt! What did you think, I was going to start attacking a girl with wings? I’m not a monster you know!"
Valerie closed her eyes and crossed her arms. "I was just told money grows out of trees, and we’re in a place full of fake plants. You think this place surprises me anymore?" She shook her head, and then looked worried. "Yeah, you’re probably from another world, aren’t you? Just like us, except you don’t look like you belong here."
What was she saying? The little girl sprouts wings while all she had was man made equipment, and she was trying to tell her where she belonged? There was that…but something told her that there had to be something pretty mean to that to a little girl like her, and whatever it was, Valerie was already bothered. The next words out of her mouth hardly felt like her own, but she meant them all the same.
"It was…him, wasn’t it Danny? He did this to her. You know who I mean." Valerie’s expression changed now. She had no clue how that girl got involved, but that didn’t matter now. As long as Danny was with her, it might happen again. "Damn. I should have known."
Valerie looked at the girl again. It reminded her of how stupid she’d been, chasing after ghosts without rhyme or reason while people like her really needed help. No wonder Danny was wary about her seeing the wings. She must have seemed like an overzealous mad woman.
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Valerie closed her eyes and crossed her arms. "I was just told money grows out of trees, and we’re in a place full of fake plants. You think this place surprises me anymore?" She shook her head, and then looked worried. "Yeah, you’re probably from another world, aren’t you? Just like us, except you don’t look like you belong here."
What was she saying? The little girl sprouts wings while all she had was man made equipment, and she was trying to tell her where she belonged? There was that…but something told her that there had to be something pretty mean to that to a little girl like her, and whatever it was, Valerie was already bothered. The next words out of her mouth hardly felt like her own, but she meant them all the same.
"It was…him, wasn’t it Danny? He did this to her. You know who I mean." Valerie’s expression changed now. She had no clue how that girl got involved, but that didn’t matter now. As long as Danny was with her, it might happen again. "Damn. I should have known."
Valerie looked at the girl again. It reminded her of how stupid she’d been, chasing after ghosts without rhyme or reason while people like her really needed help. No wonder Danny was wary about her seeing the wings. She must have seemed like an overzealous mad woman.