Mutterings

She was afraid that he might be buried under the ruins with no chance of survival, afraid of him being injured in a fight with the mutants, afraid that he might have failed to avoid the recent explosion, afraid that he might have been reduced to ashes. Ironically, when she was frantically clearing away the rubble in an attempt to dig him out, he was nearby, watching her struggle, listening to her distressed and incoherent mutterings? Yet he had the audacity to talk about it? With tears welling up in her eyes, Lucille forcibly broke free from Joseph's hold, attempting to get out of his arms. She reprimanded, "You jerk! I thought something happened to you. I wanted to dig you out from beneath the rubble, only to find that you were laughing at my misery from the side!" She couldn't clearly understand her feelings. There was anger, fear, and... a sense of grievance. The more Lucille thought about it, the more suffocated she felt. She promptly pushed Joseph away, with a resolute intention o