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Kolyander 
Oh! The much tighter hug followed by those words was all she needed to hear. He failed. There was no reason for the man in her arms to continue speaking. Camilla knew instantly what he was talking about. His dad. This was not good.
"You didn't fail him. You did all that you could do. You were there for him," she whispered quietly. Over the last year of so she had seen all that River had done for his dad in hopes of helping him. Sometimes it didn't matter how hard you tried or all the things you did, things always ended up how they were supposed to. Cami leaned her head back to look at him sighing softly when she caught sight of him wiping at his face. Silently her heart broke for him just as it had the year before for Kaysha and the previous year for Emme.
"Don't worry about that. This was beyond your control. We'll have other days." They could have another date anytime.
River took a small step back, his head still hung in embarrassment, and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. Things were going so well, even his dad seemed stronger the past few days only to give up in a matter of minutes. Questions swam in his head, and remained quiet for a few seconds before reaching out to hold Cami's hands.
"I already miss him. I feel like a child again...and I feel so lost." He was close to his parents, being the youngest Reed offspring.
"That man dreamed on my behalf...and he won't be there when I fulfil those dreams." he said with a sigh, looked around trying his best not to make eye-contact with his girlfriend.
"It's sad and upsetting." And it made him question his life and how he has been living it.
River looked at his hands, holding Cami's and took a deep breath.
"Will you come to the funeral with me?" It was anti-climatic, and very far from being romantic. But then again, tragedies had to happen...and he was hoping that it'll be a long while before the next one comes.