[Shenandoah]

He felt someone collide with his shoulder and instinctively he turned and was about to smart off "Watch it!" when his eyes fell upon a teenage girl about his age but obviously a bit younger due to the school uniform. What made him pause was her lack of regard about where she was heading, which was straight into the middle of a busy intersection.

"Watch it!" he said, only this time the remark wasn't aimed at a lack of manners but an apparent lack of regard for her own life. Titus's hand shot out and snagged her by the upper arm and he hoped he could get her attention away from the magazine long enough to realize the danger she was about to throw herself into.

Naturally, at that moment, the light changed and the crosswalk opened. People began to cross the suddenly paused traffic as he groaned. "Ugh... You've got to be shittin' me," he muttered, releasing her arm.