ojandtostitos commented on alwaysontop's post in blueridgeschool:

"C-Cute?" Tatum squeaked, halting for just a moment as they reached the top of the stairs. "I'm not.. w-well, I mean yeah, M-Mack would have been pretty sad.. r-really sad, I g-guess," she went on, smiling nervously at the puppy eyes he turned on her.

"W-Well.. I'm glad you're n-not packing heat?" she replied, making their way down the hallway, her hand groping along the wall, looking for a light switch. "Either way, uhm.. i-it was good that you were t-there."

She wasn't about to mention that she had been considering going out again, what the full story behind that animal was had still been bothering her. That was something she'd keep to herself for now.