โย SERAH , HIย โย she repeats, though once he says anythingย her tone manages to soften, the anguish in her features displays itself as worryย 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.ย โย ย i canโt believe thatย is the first thing you have to say to me jason caito. โย her pain over the past several months had turned to anger at one point in time, but nowย it is displayed as concern, her eyes round as she looks him over, and he looks terrible, but she canโt say anything like that, well โ she could.ย
โย you know โย i was there, so was elleย when everything hit the fan, jasonย i was at sharpโs that night too, the goddamn brawl and โฆย โย she paused, sheโs toughย but the anger in her diminishes more and more while she speaks,ย โย when someone told me that they found you โฆ in that stupid courtyard,ย i thought the worst, okay ? โโ so here i am.ย ย ย โย and so she sits, plopsย herself on the edge of the bed ,arms still folded and she avoids looking at him.ย โย you and i both know this all could have been prevented , i โฆ. iโm sorry, how are you feeling ? โ
he canโt help the grimace that takes over his face once she repeats his words to him. he hasnโt seen her in so long, hasnโt explained his own actions, and jace canโt help but feel incredibly awkward in seeing serah for the first time; the fact that heโs a little high strapped to a cot doesnโt help, of course. โ iโm sorry, iโm not sure what else i could say. โ and he doesnโt. thereโs a lot jason wishes he could tell the woman in front of him. thereโs 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 arenโt any words jason can say.ย
โ why were you at sharpโsย ? โ 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 doesnโt let her speak, however, concerned turned into words.ย โ are you alright ? is ellie safe ? โ the leader doesnโt think heโs given the right to call her ellie anymore, not after everything heโs done to her mother.ย โ we all thought the worst, but you know me, serah. iโm hard to take down. โ he shook his head. sheโs sitting so close to him now, itโs disconcerting. jace wants to reach out, give her a reassuring touch, but he doesnโt. instead his hands fall onto the bed, wringing the sheets between his fingers. โ iโm fine, theyโre pumping so many pain killers into me i canโt stop laughing half of the time. โ and because jason canโt stop himself, he simply starts repeating his inquiries. โ are you and ellie okay, though ? do you need anything ? โ
