Susan had her eyes wide open, attentive to every single sound or movement out there. She was stuck inside her bedroom, crouching beside her bed and trying to hide her body. The bed wasn't a good cover, anybody could find her in that small room. Nonetheless, the feeling of being occult already soothed her mind.
'I need to get calm and stay attentive to my surroundings. That's what Clay always told you, didn't he? Focus your mind and stay alert for anything that may happen,' she thought as she tightly held the dagger that Clay gave to her. He taught her how to use it, but they never had true lessons of martial arts or something like that, just the basics of how to wield a weapon.
Clay said to her that she would feel safe every time she tightened her grip on the dagger's handle. However, that wasn't true. Maybe for him, that trick could work, but not Susan. She didn't feel safe wielding any type of weapon, even if it was the strongest weapon in the world.
