solitarynote

[Ah... so much for a fun shared moment, huh? Kel bit his lips, looking at his friend. This had been a mistake, but perhaps Sunny needed a chance to be a bit more honest about his own feelings?

It had to be a big weight on his shoulders if he was, as Kel heavily suspected, the reason Mari died in the first place. How a murder was staged was... not something he understood, perhaps Sunny's parents put it up as a cover for the sake of protecting their only remaining son? Maybe Basil knew something about it and that's why he fully withdrew after the incident? He had so many questions but...

right now helping his friend was the priority, even if Kel suspected that Sunny was even worse than him at processing his own feelings.]

Hey...

[He offered a small, warm smile in face of that fearful expression, leaning further down just to be on same eye level of Sunny. Something told him 'you don't have his warmth', but Kel didn't know who 'him' was, nor he could focus on what he was missing right now.

Time to... try his best?]

I know... I know it's scary. And I know there is a lot that still has to be said, especially between you two, but...

[He raised one hand, caressing the other's cheek Like he did so many times when Sally was upset. His mind forgot, but his heart didn't..]

You two love each other deeply and that's something everyone can see. And people love you, Sunny. I love you. Aubrey loved you too, even if she was hurting during those last days... [No mention of Basil, not yet. He just doesn't know what went wrong that night.] And so many people in Faraway did too.

Whatever happens. And whatever happened. I promise it's going to be okay. I'll do my best to make sure of that. [A pause.] Do you want me to hug you?