“Safe” and “helpful.” Two of Victoria’s favorite words at the moment. She instinctively flinched back when Alex handed her his phone, her heart beating a little quicker. She returned his smile with one between wary and apologetic.
	“Thanks. I appreciate it.” She sat cross-legged, took the phone, and opened the dial pad, thankful that her guardians’ numbers were ones she had had the foresight of memorizing. Not that she had many numbers in her phone anymore to even need to memorize. “I shouldn’t be too long.” She gestured to the phone with a flick of her wrist. [i]There isn’t much I [u]can[/u] tell them,[/i] she added to herself dismally.