“Tessa heard scrambling, guttural oofs, and retreating footsteps. She clung to Joseph with a fierceness of a #survivor on a raft, eyes squeezed shut, breath held. She listened, straining to hear the last crunch of gravel, a stray curse, a snicker. Joseph said nothing. He held her and rubbed circles on the small of her back.” #QuotsyJune19
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