I sat completely on the muddy floor beside her, surrendering to my absolute helplessness when it came to words.
I folded my legs and let out a deep sigh, deciding to abandon any failed attempt at speaking.
Words would not help now. Words were merely vibrations in the air.
Actions, and tangible physical actions alone, were what carried weight in this void.
I looked at her body, which was still trembling, not only from fear now, but from the freezing cold as well.
The chemical rain that had soaked her tattered and ragged clothes had begun draining the heat from her tiny body at a dangerously fast rate.
I stood up quickly and silently, moving with the lightness of a professional killer, but for an entirely different purpose this time.
