NARAYANNE: Shock

"What? What happened to me?" Natalie asked, clearly frightened by what just happened to her. Chris looked up at her from the couch. "Do you believe me *now*?" She was in a state of shock. She couldn't answer. "I wasn't myself. I wasn't in control. I ..." Chris stood up and grabbed her and shook her. "Natalie." That broke her out of her shock. She turned and looked at him. "Do you believe me?" "Yes. Yes, I do. I don't know how it could be happening, but it is. I need to sit down." Chris led her to the couch and she sat down. "You can see why it's important that I stay away from guys." "Yes." "It's odd, though. I've been near other women when I was P.L. and none of them changed like you did." "What make *me* so special?" "Maybe because I asked for your help?" She stood up. "Are you saying that I'll keep changing like that whenever I get near a guy?" "I don't know. Maybe it only happens when you're near *me*, when I'm P.L." "I hope so." She sat back down. "Now what?" "You take me somewhere safe. My car is still at work, so we'll have to take *your* car." "Okay. Okay, I can do that." "Come on, then," he said, gesturing her to come with him. She hesitantly stood up from the couch, still not fully believing that this wasn't all a dream. Then they left the apartment.