"Why does anyone need to save me?" she asked.

Alex raised his eyebrow. "You're not scared?"

"Are you a ghost?" Alisha retorted.

Alex hated this game she was playing. Despite that, he asked, "No, do I look like one?"

"You do, but even if you're, I'm not scared of you," Alisha replied. "So, no way I'm getting any fear from you."

Alex wanted to smash his head against the wall the way she was talking to him. She seemed to be the only person in the world not scared of him, despite everything he ...