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T-shirt was still bunched above her breasts. She tugged it down. |
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What if he's creeping up behind me! |
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Saw two sets of red footprints coming toward her across the carpet. |
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The second set ended at her own bare feet. |
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'A Woozle,' she muttered. |
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Winnie and Piglet go hunting and almost catch a Woozle. |
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She remembered that long ago she'd been a writer of children's books. Long ago, this morning. |
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'And now I'm reduced to Woozle hunting,' she said. |
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She laughed softly. Then she sat down on the carpet and crossed her legs and gazed at her lacerated feet and wept. |
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The dresser rammed Denise's back. |
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It's like being in the bathroom again, she thought. Trying to keep Tom out. |
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But now Tom was beside her, helping to hold the door shut. |
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