Actions and their Consequences

ENA and I are currently talking to this group of weird gummy men. Or actually, ENA's doing all the talking. I'm too busy focusing on the fact that her arms, head, torso, and lower half are floating. That's all I've been doing for a while now.

I wonder if she could feel it if I swiped my hand in the space between her torso and legs?

No, don't be stupid. If I do that, ENA would kill me. But she is busy talking to someone. Surely she wouldn't notice...

Yeah, no. Don't. Definitely don't do that.

So anyway, I swiped my hand between the empty space. I look at ENA, watching for any reactions.

I don't think she felt it. Her voice never faltered, she didn't change her stance or anything. Yep, she absolutely didn't notice. Perfect.

I do it again. It's so weird. The space between her is oddly freezing. Besides that, there's literally nothing there. And ENA still hasn't noticed. Fascinating.

Okay, okay. Twice is enough. No more.

I swiped for a third time. ENA crossed her arms behind her back and stood up a bit straighter. Okay. Okay. I'm pushing my luck. That's it. That's enough.

I swiped for a fourth time. On the fifth swipe, ENA quickly grasped my wrist with her sharp, geometric hand, digging her fingers into my skin.

My heart hammered in my chest and I started to sweat nervously. I tried pulling away, but she held on firmly. Holy shit, I'm dead.

ENA's conversation with the group soon ended, but she didn't say her typical 'Bless you for your business!' line. She waved bye to the gummy men with her free hand.

As soon as they were out of sight, she spun her head around to face me. ENA's smiling on the red side of her face, but I can clearly feel the anger bubbling beneath the surface.

"Olivia, dearest, would you mind telling me why you would choose to do that in front of the clientele?" Nice ENA asked, sounding scarily calm.

I-I'm absolutely dead-

"I-I was curious about something and was testing it out?" I stammered.

The smile becomes forced and her eye twitches.

"Curiosity is a fantastic quality, yes. But that's not what I'm asking." ENA's voice is strained.

"You asked why I did it and I told you."

"NO, SMARTASS! I'M ASKING WHY YOU CHOSE TO DO THAT WHEN YOU KNOW I COULDN'T AFFORD TO STOP TALKING TO MY CLIENTS!"

"Because you were distracted...?" I squeak.

"Oh, really now?"

ENA's grip on my wrist tightens considerably. It hurts like hell. She pulled me towards her roughly, her dark eyes holding my gaze hostage.

"I'm going to say this once." Mean ENA said, her voice low, "Do not pull anything like that again. Do you hear me, Olivia? I will not tolerate you making me look like a fool in front of my clients. The next time you pull such a stunt, I will kill you. Do you understand?"

I'm too scared to speak so I nod nervously. ENA's grip tightens on my wrist even more.

"Let me repeat myself. Do. You. Understand?"

"I-I understand." I squeaked.

At that, ENA finally let me go. I cradle my wrist to my chest and stare at ENA nervously.

"Good. Glad we could settle this."

ENA straightened her cap on her head and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. She let it out and smiled, all traces of her anger seemingly gone.

"Well then, shall we get going?" Nice ENA asked cheerfully. I can only nod in response and trail behind her silently.

Note to self: Do not piss ENA off.

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