 Catching up: Alexa, Dylan, Kellen, Jack - sorry for the long post XD ~ Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs become Lions ~
When Kellen sat down at their table, his mood picked up and he was sure things were going to get better. Perhaps they could bring some laughter and smiles to those that had been through so much; help them to move past what had been done. And then Dylan spoke, and all consideration of smiling and laughing fled.
Never in his life, had he wanted to hit someone more than in that moment. He could feel his fist tighten on the table in furious frustration as his eyes turned to Dylan. He would have said something to the boy, would have torn his head off with a spew of angry words, had Alexa not spoken after, had she not ended up clinging to him. Her words stung like hot iron. She wanted them to hate her? To be angry with her? She...didn't think she would get through this? Hot pain stabbed through his core as the words sunk in.
He was going to get up after her, but Dylan was there first, saying things that boiled rage within. Standing, he slammed his fist down on the table, glaring at the other boy. "Forgive us, if we don't hate her Dylan. Forgive us if we forgive her Dylan. Forgive us if we understand that telling her things won't be okay will only put her in a darker state, will only pull her down further. And forgive us if we seem forceful in our concern for our friends. We wouldn't expect you to understand what it is to see our friends like this, considering you were a victim of this experience. So, forgive us, if we wish to see you smile again."
His eyes turned to Alexa, pain and fear in them, his voice becoming a little more gentle. "Alexa...please...don't say that. We don't hate you. We don't want to hate you." He swallowed hard, gesturing to include everyone at the table, including Jack who had only tried to be nice. "We love you Alexa...so...please...don't say such things. We are here for you. That's...all we are trying to say."
His eyes flicked back to Dylan. "But it looks like you have found your comfort, and for that....I am grateful." It hurt, it hurt so bad to not yell at them both, to tell her how scared he was for her, that he just wanted to hold her until she felt safe. That his only desire was to protect her, from all pain.
"I...will stay out of your hair then."
It hurt, to turn around and sit back down without another word.
__________________ I've got a fire for a heart._________________________________________________
I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________
_______________________________________You've never seen it look so easy.
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