Elle didn't stop when he did, but she didn't make it very far before he spoke. "I don't need you," she responded harshly.
As though some higher power with a particularly malicious sense of humor had timed it, Elle tripped. She went down with a startled cry, her electrified palms hitting the ground and accidentally setting another tuft of grass ablaze. Frantically, she rolled away from the fire, up a small hillock, cursing under her breath and swatting at her clothing to make sure she wasn't on fire too.
When she finally stopped writhing, she struggled to push herself upright, finally managing with only a few stumbles. She glared over her shoulder at the boy as though daring him to make fun of her.
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As though some higher power with a particularly malicious sense of humor had timed it, Elle tripped. She went down with a startled cry, her electrified palms hitting the ground and accidentally setting another tuft of grass ablaze. Frantically, she rolled away from the fire, up a small hillock, cursing under her breath and swatting at her clothing to make sure she wasn't on fire too.
When she finally stopped writhing, she struggled to push herself upright, finally managing with only a few stumbles. She glared over her shoulder at the boy as though daring him to make fun of her.