if anxiety was articulate
You can't blame them for something like this. They didn't know. They weren't even talking to us.
(how do you know-)
No one's looking. No one's looking over here, don't worry. They have more important things, they're not bothering with us. It's okay, it's okay. One foot in front of the other.
(everyone's looking-)
Don't be ridiculous. But- slide back a little. Press a little closer to the wall. There. That's good. No one's behind us. No one's looking. See? It's fine.
(but they said-)
They weren't talking to us. They weren't. No one's looking. It's- fine. Everything's fine.
(do we have our keys?)
Yes, yes. In the pocket, remember? And the phone, and the wallet. I can feel them, we have everything.
(check again.)
Yes, yes. We have them. It's good. It's fine.
(check again!)
I checked, I checked! We have everything, we have- oh no.
(they're-)
No one's looking, no one's looking, no one-
(we are never leaving the house again.)
...agreed.