"I_ I_ I do not have to say anything to you." She finally forced some words out of her mouth but regretted them instantly as he rose to his full height and she took two steps back.
"S_stay away from me, o_or I shall scream." She warned, but she could also see that the vexation in his eyes was only getting stronger the more she spoke and he was getting nearer even though she kept back away.
"I do not owe you any sort of explanation!" She screamed and trembled and Neriah wished she could slap herself in the face for saying those words. It was clear to anyone that provoking him further was not the right way to go, but she could not think straight. Common sense had been overwritten with fear.
