Her back hit the wall at the same time that he stumbled towards her and pinned her against it. Right before she could knee him in the groin, she heard and felt something vibrate and Ellynn squeezed her eyes shut. The noise made her ears hurt. Her heart pounded for a moment until the sound of the crash ended—and when she opened her eyes to check if everything was safe. She looked up and saw Han in front of her. She could feel him pressed against her… she made her gaze look past his face and towards the sight of dust clouds settling behind him.
Large chunks of the ceiling had fallen over the place where she and he stood only a seconds ago.
And so the reason they were in this uncomfortable spot was because he had saved her? Her cheeks singed with heat as she pushed the young man away, "We're good now." But she felt something sticky in her hand and realized that it was blood. His blood. "Thank you for saving me." Ellynn felt a stab of guilt that she had attacked him earlier.
