RYAN

I made my way to the car, trying to shake off the feeling of having to face the council yet again. It had been years since the last meeting I had with them. Julian place his hand on my shoulder.

“It’ll be alright” he assured me in a subtle tone. I nodded back, sitting in the passenger seat as he drove. It was said that the council would need someone to stand as a witness and Julian had always opted to stand in that line and be with me, with all of us. As much as I somewhat didn’t ...