For a brief moment there he was so sure she was about to leave, he'd hear the cell door slam and he'd be alone, stuck on the ground, unable to move... Larxene looming over him, while he struggled...

The assault of memories had let out an involuntary gasp, jolting. He looked momentarily shaken as he focused back on the here and now. No the door hadn't been touched. His mom was still here with him. She'd sat down and was talking, though he'd missed half of what she said.

"N-nothing's going to happen to me. Don't underestimate me!" he told her, trying to calm himself in the meanwhile. Had she noticed?