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The walk back to the cabin was absolutely dreadful for both of the siblings, one had been filled with jealousy, anger, and betrayal while the other was filled with disappointment, sadness, and in a way contentment. El had a tight grip around her brother's hand as they walked and she could notice when he was mad, despite him not saying a word.
She just knew.
"Are you okay?" El asked, gaining his attention.
He shook his head. No word was uttered.
El frowned, "What happened?"
Vee felt his chest tighten and his stomach sink. The thought of it just made him physically sick & hurt. "Saw Lucas with other girl. They were laughing, playing...he was happy."
El's eyes widened sharply.
"He forgot all about me," Vee added, a crack appeared in his voice. Hurt was heard also but he had no control over either of those pitches. "He's happy with...her."
"Not me," Vee shook his head. "He forgot me. He does not like me. He-"
"No, no," El stopped Vee in his tracks. She grabbed his face out of instinct to look her in the ways, she hadn't cared if tears got on her hands. "He did not...forget you. You are too special to forget,"
"And if he did....he's an mouth breather." El added with a sharp look. "They are both mouthbreathers. Okay?"
Vee nodded, "Yes." He felt a bit better but more embarrassed about it-but still, he'd felt better. Though the overwhelming thoughts of Lucas never left.
El gave him a slight smile and let go of his face, but not before wiping his tears for him. And they reattached their hands before walking off into the where they first started to see the cabin.
The overwhelming feeling of El's disappointment & confusion made Vee start to question of El was alright herself. What happened with Mike? His eyes turned into slits as he stared at the girl but he instead preferred the girl tell him than seeing himself.
"Did you see Mike?" Vee asked.
El flinched a bit at the question, "Yes." She sounded a bit sad.
Vee frowned as he felt her sadness like his own. "What happened? He did-"
"Saw him with boy. They argued about..." She couldn't find the words. "Stupid. Stupid things?"
"About not knowing him? It was weird." El began to finish. "But...he seemed angry."
"And I wish I could take away. All his anger."
"Help him." She added. "But I can't,"
Vee pursed his lips at that. He realized that he could've did that, he could take all Mike's anger away. All it would've took was a simple touch or push into his mind-but that force that was him. Probably would've changed Mike forever.
