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I was scared that Lily would never be able to see again I was afraid so with Callie

I was afraid that it wasn’t over and so else would happen

Someone else would die

I was terrified to leave my parents’ house, even for the club It was the first place I’d felt conant Not even Cam could console me anymore

I no longer trusted him to be my safe place when I fell

It probably wasn’t fair that I’d expected hi He had his own concerns, his oorries to deal with I knew that But I couldn’t help but resent hi ahen I’d needed him

And I guess a srief alone was a sick form of justice I’d needed him and he’d been either too blind or too stubborn to see it, and nohen he needed me, I couldn’t find it in me to help him

I ached with loss, my o to him and tell hirief

I’d tried that before I’d tried to burrow in close to him like he could shield me from my fears, but he’d literally turned his back to me

He hadn’t left me, but he hadn’t seen me, either

So I no longer had anything to give him

It was beco clearer and clearer to ht I wasn’t strong enough to have both

“What’re you doin’ out here?” htly so he could follow me outside

“Hey, when did you get ho at him out of the corner of my eye

“Just now Will and Leo are both passed out on rin

“It’s like old ti into him as he sat down and wrapped an arm around my shoulder

“You okay, Little Warrior?”

“Yeah, I’m okay”

“Don’t seem okay”

“I’ there Pop—”but soft “Pop, do you think I could have my old room for a while?”

His body stiffened beside me and I sed hard

“Why?” he asked bluntly

“I don’t want to keepI could stay here until I—before the—while I’nant”

“You don’t think Hulk’s gonna have so on, Bellatrix?”