[ that’s all she’ll say in response to the argument they just had, because she’s tired, but too scared to go to sleep, and she’s guilty, but doesn’t want to bring it up anymore. and oh, what’s this? she’ll close the space between them by inching ever so slightly closer, but won’t do much else. she doesn’t think he would want anything else, considering what she told him. ]
❝ I just… I got lucky once. I don’t think God will be so high and mighty this time. ❞
❝ It’s forgotten. ❞
【 A faint curl of his lips could be seen by the wane light that peered through the cracks in the walls. He doesn’t move as she inches closer to where he sat until she’s situated right by his side. 】
❝ I know these people.
They’re like my family – we won’t let anything happen to you, I promise. ❞
[she isn’t mad at him, no. because he agreed with what she was saying, so why should she be mad? instead, she runs her hands down her heated face. it’s probably as red as a tomato, if only she could see it. she always gets hot when she gets mad; always. and after not responding for a couple of seconds, she grips her forearms and says,]
❝ I ’ m s c a r e d . ❞
【 Her words echo through the hollow walls momentarily before the sound of his footsteps can be hear approaching her. He’s cautious when settling down on the ground next to her, making sure to keep enough space between them. 】
❝ I am, too. But we have to pull together to get out of this; not apart. ❞
[she’ll storm off to the other side of the boxcar, sitting in the corner with her back turned towards everyone.
she didn’t need anyone.
she’ll die alone.
and now, she doesn’t even have a friend here anymore. all strangers. just because of the situation they’re in. she shouldn’t have came to Terminus. she knew it was a bad idea. ]
【 Cue the heavy sigh that passes through chapped lips and the pinching of the bridge of his nose as she storms off. He’d over reacted – he knew that. Yelling at an eleven-year-old girl was never something he had planned on doing. There’s a few beats of silence that settles between them before he finally speaks up again. 】
' i know you tried, i know you tried to fight them to keep it, but i'm not mad - it's okay.... ' her hand would find it's way to his own, digits locking around his own tightly. she really wasn't mad, yeah it hurt that something that was so important to her father was gone, but what mattered was that they were alive, and they were going to find a way out of here.
【 Hooded eyes remain fixed on the metal beneath his feet, unable to make himself look at her despite her forgiveness. Her fingers entwining around his only made the weight in his chest grow and his heart constrict even more.
The watch had become a rock for him to hold onto — something to keep him grounded despite everything that they’ve gone through. It kept him believing. And now it’s gone. Just like that. 】
❝ No, it’s not.
— I’ll get it back. I don’t care what I have to do; I’ll get it back. ❞
[ takes a step back, pushing his hands off of her.]
❝No! You don’t care about me or about anyone here except for you and Maggie!
I am going to die because Lee isn’t here to save me!
I’m dead!❞
【 He stays silent for a moment, letting her words sink in before he slowly rises to his feet once more. He could feel the pent up anger he’d stored away for so long begin to bubble to the surface. 】