Fight Or Flight
Of course Abby wanted to charge at them, to run after them; but she was too frightened. What if they hurt her, or Evelyn, or her dog?
All her life she had heard about this fight or flight response; only to be neither. She froze, completely.
Who would invade her home? This was a safe neighborhood. Tears welled in her eyes and she felt like she couldn’t do anything. But then, suddenly she heard another sound.