Mr. Robot Fanfic

Chapter 14

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SURPRISE! New chapter now instead of Friday!

Elliot

     She's at the door.
     Flipper doesn't bark, and I'm okay with that.
     I wipe traces of the tears from my face and look out the peephole.
     She's standing outside.
     I look down at Flipper, who looks up at me expectantly. She whines a little bit.
     I roll my eyes, then open the door.
     Almost immediately, I feel her arms wrap around my waist.
     "I'm sorry, I don't normally do this," Sarah says, her face buried in my chest. "But something told me to come over here. And here I am."
     She holds me in an uncomfortable hug for a few minutes. I feel the awkward seconds tick by. When she doesn't let go, I step in.
     "Can you please stop touching me?"
     Almost immediately, her arms retract from my body and swing at her sides.
     "Sorry." She chuckles nervously. "Like I said, I don't normally do that. I'm always too busy hiding and avoiding physical contact from people."
     I don't return the awkward chuckle, mainly because she basically just described my personality in so many words.
     "Was there anything else you wanted?" I ask her.
     She hesitates. I see her hands begin to fidget with the hem of her shirt as she toys with an idea.
     "Would you like to come with me on a walk?" She asks me after a minute, her hazel eyes looking directly into mine.
     Before I know what I'm doing, my lips form a word that I never would have expected: "Yes."