As they sat, Miah watched as he stared into the forest. Usually, in such an awkward silence, he would be trying to fill it with whatever he could. Miah was almost never driven to the point of having to find a subject.
Miah jumped, startled, when Ben suddenly turned at the sound of a bird screeching and flapping up out of the trees. He settled back down and cracked his neck, letting out his breath.
“You okay?” she asked, and he shook his head as if to shake away his thoughts.
“Mm.”
She had been wondering for a while, so she offered a question, “What happened after I went back for Connor?”
He looked at her, as if seeing her for the first time, and then sighed, “Well…” He looked down at his jeans, dusty and torn. He took a breath and shifted his position. “They came after me. Two or three men that I’d seen before at their headquarters…I turned around and they were there. We fought, and I managed to take one of their guns…”
Ben paused, looking away, and Miah questioned, “And…”
“I got away,” he muttered.
The way he wouldn’t look her in the eye or say it very loud made her doubt he was telling the truth.
She started to ask, “You g—”
He shot her a warning glance, and she stopped and looked down. What really happened?
“You okay?” she asked, and he shook his head as if to shake away his thoughts.
“Mm.”
She had been wondering for a while, so she offered a question, “What happened after I went back for Connor?”
He looked at her, as if seeing her for the first time, and then sighed, “Well…” He looked down at his jeans, dusty and torn. He took a breath and shifted his position. “They came after me. Two or three men that I’d seen before at their headquarters…I turned around and they were there. We fought, and I managed to take one of their guns…”
Ben paused, looking away, and Miah questioned, “And…”
“I got away,” he muttered.
The way he wouldn’t look her in the eye or say it very loud made her doubt he was telling the truth.
She started to ask, “You g—”
He shot her a warning glance, and she stopped and looked down. What really happened?
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