Sophia Parker

"Phoebe, please wait! I need to talk to you!" I called after her. "What you saw was-"

"A mistake?" She finished for me.

"No, that not what I wanted to say. It wasn't what it looked like. He mauled me, I swear!"

"And why do you have to justify that to me?" She stopped walking away and stood to face me, crossing her arms in confrontation.

"Because... I- You-" I couldn't find the right words. My head was still recovering from the daze I was in just a few moments ...