Cassie didn't want to go inside that thing. It was too small. Too much like her hiding place within her old home. So when Serix gave her that apologetic look, jerking her into the very place she feared going into, she immediately went into a panic, her breathing turning into gasps, it taking everything she had in her to keep from screaming. She quickly turned to the door, pressing her hands against it, fingers frantically searching for the latch to open it back up again. It was very lucky for the both of them that Serix wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him because over wise she might have made a run for it and gotten them caught by the Scouts. 

She continued to gasp her fear-filled breathes, a few sobs mixed in with them as she buried her face against his shoulder, his hand on the back of her head soothingly trying to comfort her. She closed her eyes tightly, bringing her hand up to her mouth as she kept herself pressed close to him, letting hi calm her down as she pressed her fist to her mouth, willing herself not to scream. She had the urge to scream and try to bust out of this place as soon as she could, but she knew doing so would likely be the end of their lives. It was kind of surprising how much he helped her in keeping her panic to a minimum. Normally in a space like this she would be screaming and trying to get out with all her might. 

It had happened before once or twice with her uncle when they were hiding from other humans during the downfall. When the aliens left Earth and she had only her uncle to care for her, she had learned very quickly that humans were their own enemies to an extent. As resources deplenished and people started dying of the disease, tensions were high and many humans had started killing other humans in horrible ways. Whether it be for what they had or just for the sake of killing she could never figure out. For each death she guessed it was different, but either way it left she and her uncle very wary of other people and they had often hid from them.

 Her uncle, when hiding them in places like this had never tried to calm her. No he had just let her scream it out, saying only she could get past this fear and no one could help her do so. That was the old army man he had been, always about independence. She knew he had meant well in trying to teach her that, but it had gotten them caught so many times before and had ended in the humans trying to attack them getting their heads blown in by her uncle's gun.

She shuddered at the memories and pressed herself closer to him, thankful for his comforting. It helped her to keep from screaming and making a big commotion, but her panic was still set, her mind whirling and her body ready to bolt the moment he gave the okay. She was not functioning well in this situation. Not thinking straight. She pressed her face against his in attempt to muffle her loud gasping breathes, "I want to leave.....I din't want to stay here......It's......it' too much......I.....when can we go?......I want to go...." Her voice was trembling , hands clutching to the front of his shirt a she stood here, tightly against him to fight off the urge to do something stupid, "Please....let' go........I don't want to stay in here...."