Apprehension

Don’t make me look. Don’t make me look! I don’t know what I’ll see. What if someone is staring back at me? I don’t know what they will see. What if they laugh? What if they mock? What if they talk to me? Will I have to talk back?

Here, I have my spot. I know my place. It’s warm here and I feel at peace. Well, almost. What if someone is looking at me? Go away! I don’t want to see what is possibly looking at me. Don’t make me look.