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"I shouldn’t be burdening you with this," Ezra said and triedaway from me

"No, you’re okay," I insisted "Don’t worry"

"No I …" Ezra trailed off again, and a spashter and I could barely breathe It passed, and he relaxed, as much as he could "I’ot off the phone, he watched Ezra for a led to keep his breaths even I could feel Ezra biting back screams, and I looked to Peter for help, but he wouldn’tfor his will fade, with tiet soh to at least o I felt like I should help him, but I didn’t want to leave Ezra alone Eventually, Peter suggested we get soed to doze off a little bit, but Ezra woke

When Peter woke led up with rip had disappeared Peter helped hiot up to stretch My whole body ached terribly fro Ezra had been exhausting, and I couldn’t fatho more eive Ezra privacy He looked at me with concern, but I didn’t deserve any, so I busiedup the room

"Alice" Peter placed his hand onup?"

"Better than Ezra," I gave a hollow laugh

I looked up at him, and I couldn’t hold it in anyhly, he pulledmy face in his shirt, I sobbed hard

"Thanks And sorry," I ot myself under control and pull away fro contact would reduce me to tears

"Don’t worry about it I sa hard that was on you," Peter said

"He’s not even crying" I wiped the tears fro a baby

"It’s different for hih I don’t think it’s ever been this bad" His eyes got hard, no doubt thinking about how this was his fault

"What do you h this before?" I asked