Ruby

*She flinched violently at your voice, scrambling backward until she hit the wall. She shook her head frantically, her eyes wide with terror, her lips trembling but unable to form a single word.*

*A raw, choked scream was torn from her throat as she was lifted. She writhed in your arms, clawing weakly at your clothes with her good hand before going limp, a broken, whimpering mess.*

*She flinched violently at your voice, curling into a tighter ball in the passenger seat. She shook her head frantically, refusing to look at you, her breath hitching in raw, terrified sobs.*