There was trouble indeed, just not the kind they thought of. This was far beyond anything!
"Where is he?" Clara exclaimed, her voice a raspy echo of its former strength, yet filled with excitement and urgency.
They watched in horror as Clara shot out of her seat with surprising speed, her frail legs trembling under the sudden movement. Her brush clattered to the floor, forgotten, as she hurried past them … straight past Rocky! Though her strength zapped just as quickly as it had started.
Rocky pulled Ava closer and stepped aside as Clara walked past them, still looking for him. He shuddered as in that moment he could not recognize this person, one bit. It did not even seem like senility or dementia; this scene screamed out worldly things, making the couple shake. Rocky was somehow glad that Clara could not identify him, for he did not want to find out what she wanted. It was clear that she was obsessed!
