[11] She's Shrinking

The hands on the grandfather clock had shifted somewhat, but Atticus was not paying any attention to the time.

Bentley remained motionless, her body still nothing more than an empty corpse. Although his grip on her was strong, Atticus soon found that he couldn't continue holding onto her or else he might just drive himself insane. He wasn't used to such traumatic episodes like this, and he definitely hadn't been taught how to deal with his emotions properly. As a result, he could only back away, and put some distance between himself and Bentley in hopes that his mind cleared up somewhat.