Run for your life - part 7

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There wasn't a commotion around that act. It was certainly significant, regardless. She was very excited and happy that she could will her thumb to move, but the people around wasn't so happy. The act made the people soft the demandings a little and the merciful man was as happy as she was, but these reactions didn't last too much. She moved the thumb only one time and after that she lost her concentration and her body returned to the stone state.

The events started to have a cycling movement: the people demanding sharp comments, the merciful man remained quiet at her side and once and a while she moved some part of her body. The movements became steadier, but didn't dazzle anybody at the audience, neither herself. Even she wasn't impressed with her improvements and the depression hit her again like a high speed monster truck.

To be continued