I love it when that happens
She ducked back inside.
"No. I'll be fine. And . . . you don't need to apologize. It wasn't really you. Everything's just kind of been . . . stacking up."
Astrid whirled around, looking for the source of the noise.
"What was that?" she whispered.
"Did anyone else hear that?"
If felt wrong to talk any louder, for some reason.