Groveling

Conan

Jade refused to look at me as we both sat on the bench in the park. A weird expression crossed her face as a couple of children streaked past us, giggling and yelling.

"You surely have the right to be upset with me. You might not understand them and I realize how it must seem to you. But, I have my reasons for doing what I did yesterday. It was for your sake as well,” I said, looking at Jade as she pouted and fumed.

“For my sake? Do you realize what I went through yesterday because of your stupid declaration? It had barely been a minute after, when a creep came after me. He grabbed me Conan, he manhandled me and I was scared. Fighting off rogues is one thing, fighting off a sexual attacker is another. You, you caused that.” She turned to me and began to yell, shaking her index finger in my face.

She took a couple of breaths to continue, but her phone saved me. It rang just then and she had to pause her tirade to pick it up.

She remained silent for a couple of minutes as she lis