"Are you ok? Are you hurt?" She examined his neck, turning him to the left and right. Worry was cristal clear in her widened eyes. "I thought you'd be dead!" Her tone rose a bit at the end. "Shshshshsh!" Hayden shushed her. "Hey! Calm down. I'm okay. See...." He held her face and stroked her hair gently.
That was when he noticed the blood tricks on her arm. He grabbed her arm, from its back, and examined it. "When did this happen?" Avelyn shook her head. "I'm not sure. Oww! Don't touch it; it hurts!" Hayden hit her hand lightly. "Don't be a child! I'm just checking it."
Avelyn pouted her lips, just like a child. Hayden again focused on her wound, where the blood was no longer coming out. He sighed. " Luckily it's just a scratch. I'm grateful for it being just a cut. Do you remember when
