~Not Wholly Honest~

[Valerie]

Despite the fear and the inevitable humiliation that was in store for me, I didn’t dare to rebel. For some reason, I felt safe as he led the way through the slippery, snow-laden path. However, he seemed to lack manners. Not once did he slow his pace since he was a foot taller than me and he clearly had in-depth knowledge about the area? I had to stumble my way to keep up with me. Finally, when I saw that he wasn’t going to slow down, I said, “I know I have broken a rule or whatever, but can you be less impolite and at least slow down? Or do you plan to make my death look like an accident when I slip on the way and break my neck?” 

He stopped and so did I, barely stopping myself from colliding against his back. He turned to look at me from over his shoulder, or rather glare at me like I suggested something heinous. He turned back again a