"It's not your fault." Hope whispered out as she watched his eyes lock at the ground instead. He wasn't crying, instead, he had a very deep sad expression that quickly changed to confusion as he batted his eyes, trying to drive away the sleep once more. "There was no way escaping it."

"Yeah, even if you try to say things like that, it's still my fault." He chuckled out, glancing up at him. "I pretended to be fine for a while, mostly because I thought I felt her still walking around me ...