❛ SERAH , HI ❜ she repeats, though once he says anything her tone manages to soften, the anguish in her features displays itself as worry and she crosses to the other side of the hospital bed so that she could look at his fluids, heart rate and the entire monitor at his side. ❛ i can’t believe that is the first thing you have to say to me jason caito. ❜ her pain over the past several months had turned to anger at one point in time, but now it is displayed as concern, her eyes round as she looks him over, and he looks terrible, but she can’t say anything like that, well – she could.
❛ you know — i was there, so was elle when everything hit the fan, jason i was at sharp’s that night too, the goddamn brawl and … ❜ she paused, she’s tough but the anger in her diminishes more and more while she speaks, ❛ when someone told me that they found you … in that stupid courtyard, i thought the worst, okay ? —– so here i am. ❜ and so she sits, plops herself on the edge of the bed ,arms still folded and she avoids looking at him. ❛ you and i both know this all could have been prevented , i …. i’m sorry, how are you feeling ? ❜
he can’t help the grimace that takes over his face once she repeats his words to him. he hasn’t seen her in so long, hasn’t explained his own actions, and jace can’t help but feel incredibly awkward in seeing serah for the first time; the fact that he’s a little high strapped to a cot doesn’t help, of course. ❝ i’m sorry, i’m not sure what else i could say. ❞ and he doesn’t. there’s a lot jason wishes he could tell the woman in front of him. there’s so much he has to apologize to the beautiful, caring serah that made him company and warmed his lonely heart. things have changed so much in the past few months, so much more than he would ever think, and there aren’t any words jason can say.
❝ why were you at sharp’s ? ❞ he asked, a concerned frown on his face. jace pushed himself onto his elbows, sitting onto the bed rather than laying down; it hurts, a little bit, not nearly as much as it did before. he doesn’t let her speak, however, concerned turned into words. ❝ are you alright ? is ellie safe ? ❞ the leader doesn’t think he’s given the right to call her ellie anymore, not after everything he’s done to her mother. ❝ we all thought the worst, but you know me, serah. i’m hard to take down. ❞ he shook his head. she’s sitting so close to him now, it’s disconcerting. jace wants to reach out, give her a reassuring touch, but he doesn’t. instead his hands fall onto the bed, wringing the sheets between his fingers. ❝ i’m fine, they’re pumping so many pain killers into me i can’t stop laughing half of the time. ❞ and because jason can’t stop himself, he simply starts repeating his inquiries. ❝ are you and ellie okay, though ? do you need anything ? ❞
