STRANGER ATTRACTION
“I’ve been searching everywhere for you, and I know you’re in there. Please, open up.”
Another heavy thud rattled the wood.
“Kay, please say something… okay, I’m here for the herbs. Just open up and give them to me, please?” Kayla inhaled sharply, her voice strained with worry. “Unless you want me to die from these cramps.”
She paused.
“That didn’t sound convincing, right?” she sighed. “Fine. It’s not about the herbs. Screw the herbs, Kay.”
She knocked again, harder this time.
“But please open up. I don’t want you to feel bad or humiliated about the words on the street. Like… are they crazy for spreading such rumors? You having sex with the stranger in the woods? That’s insane.”