Again, her lapse of judgment was causing the suffering of others - something she did not need to know at that moment. For the first time in awhile, she allowed someone like him to see the horror written across her face at what he said - the street light on the outside of the alley giving just enough light for him to be able to see it.

As the words played over and over again in her head, she felt her muscles tense, then sharply looked away from him while gritting her teeth.
All she could manage was to hiss through them.

"I see."