"Shhh. You're safe, Blondie. You're safe. It's Zavian. You're safe with me," he kept repeating in a soft voice, rubbing the back of her head soothingly. He kept doing so, until he felt her pressing herself closer to him, holding the front of his T-shirt with both her hands, her head jammed tightly into his chest. She could hear his heart beat, and for some reason, it managed to make her feel safe, as she continued to cry into his chest, this time due to the flashbacks.
They felt the elevator move again, and the lights stopped flickering, but Freya didn't separate herself from Zavian. His hug was comforting her - for once she was venting her emotions out where someone could actually hear her. Instead of crying to the deaf walls, she was crying out to someone who listened, and cared.
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