~Tamir’s PoV~
Once Jenetta pulls herself up into the crawlspace above the library’s ceiling, she quickly turns around and offers her hand to me.
Despite the danger we’re in, the gesture makes me smile. If I were to try to use her to leverage my weight, she’s much more likely to come crashing back down again rather than pulling me up, but I love that she wants to try anyway.
“Take these and move out of the way,” I advise her. “I’ll get myself up.”
Reaching up, I hand her the gun and knife I’m carrying, and after taking them, she vanishes from sight. From a standing jump, I get a good grip on the edges of the hole to haul myself up into the hidden escape route. It’s solid metal, thick enough to protect its occupants from most dangers if they needed to hide. I wonder if Knox would have
