Marlene's mind kept wriggling around, the screen in front of her started to sizzle, and soon, it shut down. This was followed by an exclamation from the dragon.
"Um?... impossible!"
Just as the dragon finished speaking, the eyelids of Austin started to tremble, his gaze slowly focusing as it came upon Marlene. She stared at the hurt eyes of Austin. She could see that his eyes had reddened, and small pools of tears stayed at the edges of his eyes, which he quickly washed away.
Slowly, he raised his head from Marlene's lap as he tried to give her his characteristic smile, but it was off the mark as he spoke with concern.
"How are you?"
Just hearing those words from him was enough to sweeten her heart. But then conflicting emotions passed through her eyes till she spoke with some hesitation.
"I saw your trauma."
Hearing this, Austin's eyes widened, anger flashing in them as he stared toward the ceiling.
"How dare you?"
