’Neither have you!’; Thestrals #41

As she sat still on that pumpkin he finally got up and put his arm around her. She stayed rigid though. As much as it hurt him, he let her cry. Just because she needed him there, and because of his best friend promise.

“I miss them so bad …”
“I know Tam, I know.”
“You don’t Torin! You haven’t lost everything!”
“Neither have you, you have me.”
“Its not the same. You don’t see the thestrals like I do.”
“Like you do?”

“And know that the reason you see them is your fault …” She sniffled and hugged him.