She catches on tight to his hand the second it's offered. Grips tightly, tucking herself into the side of his body. Her feet bare on the ground, arching up on them that little as if to make herself taller. Her toes pressing into the carpets Jack had laid out to make the basement feel more homely.
It was still a basement though, and that door in front of her, her way out, takes more of herself to fix upon. To gather up courage, she wanted to walk out that door like it was nothing but right now, it was everything. She sucks in a breath, holds fast to him and nods again. "Okay, I'm ready."
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It was still a basement though, and that door in front of her, her way out, takes more of herself to fix upon. To gather up courage, she wanted to walk out that door like it was nothing but right now, it was everything. She sucks in a breath, holds fast to him and nods again. "Okay, I'm ready."