Mackerel needed space. He hated the Reapings in Five, where he knew no one. He tried not to think about what would have happened if he stayed in Four, but maybe he knew what would come. Maybe it was best his parents did not have to see another son up on that stage. “Uh... is there a place in this thing for me to just, like, chill?” he asked the escort then. He did not think he would ever “chill” again, but admitting he was seeking a dark room to scream into the void and maybe sob a little wasn’t so easy to ask for.
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