" WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG. HE SHOULD BE PUNISHED. " - @batfall .
" i... i understand that matches, and i agree, it's just - " you sigh, gaze facing down to your hands folded in your lap. the night is quiet... slow traffic through the building, yet you find yourself in your usual corner ( surrounded by the only company you seem to want to keep ). under the red lights you feel most at home... and each time you remember that, your stomach turns. you refuse to let the other girls feel the same: for now it's a haven, but they are worth so much more. their home is and will be elsewhere, you ensure it... but for now you are trapped, with no plan to escape.
a few beats pass and you can feel his eyes on yours, they're not aggressive, they're not burning, but they're waiting for you: waiting for red lips to part and finish your thoughts. so you start, " will you promise me something? " eyes serious now, and lips pulled into a thin line as blue gaze is trained on his. " promise me that you will not blame yourself for what i'm about to say? "
you take promises very seriously, and you slide closer to him so that the distance decreases ( you feel the heat of his body radiate onto yours, and for a moment you are the only two people in the world ). " i agree with you, but i don't see why you have to be the one to punish him. " a second passes, your heart beats out of tune in your chest and your finger tips go cold. " i... i'm worried, i have been since that night... the night you came to me. " your head tilts slightly, and eyes seem sad ( promise me ). " i don't mind helping you if things get bad, i need you to know that... but i'm terrified of you getting hurt, you're... you're important to me now, and i saw all those scars on you and i just... "