“You better not be upset that I’m like this, Javic.” He whispers. “Or that you’re like this. I hung onto you for so long…to stay alive, to stay sane, and every day it got harder to remember you, much less myself.”
He clings tighter, deliberately.
“Now I can hold onto you for real, big brother—and I’m going to. Forever…and neither one of us would have made it here if not for what happened. It’s…it’s hard, but no one can tear us apart now, so if you’re upset that I’m like you, or you’re like me? I’m gonna have to punch you again, so—stop it, dummy.”
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Why is he so upset? He can hear it, see it—
Gray moves to wrap him in a fierce hug.
“You better not be upset that I’m like this, Javic.” He whispers. “Or that you’re like this. I hung onto you for so long…to stay alive, to stay sane, and every day it got harder to remember you, much less myself.”
He clings tighter, deliberately.
“Now I can hold onto you for real, big brother—and I’m going to. Forever…and neither one of us would have made it here if not for what happened. It’s…it’s hard, but no one can tear us apart now, so if you’re upset that I’m like you, or you’re like me? I’m gonna have to punch you again, so—stop it, dummy.”