"They say we are asleep until we fall in love
We are children of dust and ashes
But when we fall in love we wake up
And we are a god and angels weep
But if I die here tonight
I die in my sleep"
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"You'll probably be safe here for now." Rhea offered as she led Benicia into Fogwell's Gym that had closed down long ago.
Benicia slowly stepped inside and looked around, "Is this..."
"The same boxing ring as Matt's dad? Yeah..." Rhea mumbled as she set a bag of clothes down on one of the tables, "Matt's idea. He should be coming here after Agent Nadeem and his family are safe."
"And you stayed with me because you could protect me as Wailing Woman?"
"That and I'm worried about you."
Benicia just slowly nodded her head before she rubbed the bottom of her nose, "I'll be fine."
"Are you sure?" Rhea furrowed her brows before she walked over to her, "Please, Benny, I'm really worried about you..."
Benicia sighed through her nose before she sank down in one of the foldable chairs, "I'm just... tired. It's like-It's like I'm reliving everything I've gone through... I know I'm not-I'm not alone, but I feel alone. I just-"
"It's okay. If it's too hard you do not need to talk to me about it." Rhea knelt down so she was in front of Benicia. She just gave her a small and kind smile.
"Are you going to stay here with me?"
"Until Matt gets here." Rhea answered, "I'm not leaving."
Benicia played with the end of her sleeves. She never did get to change or wash up after getting that blood on her. "Uh... Could-Could you bring me shampoo and maybe body wash? I-Uh... I know there are gym showers... as long as the water works."
"I'll go check if the water's still on in this place." Rhea pushed herself up before patting Benicia's shoulder, "Just take a breather. Okay?"
"All I can do is breathe." Benicia sank a little further in the chair. Her entire body went slack. All she wanted to do now was curl under hot water in a shower and stay there until she was pruned.
Rhea came walking back, "Water still seems to be on in this place. I'm not sure if it'll heat up but it's better than nothing."
"I guess."
Rhea pulled a chair up beside Benicia and played with her hands a bit, "Uh... Your powers... did-Are you willing to share how you figured them out?"
Benicia just sat for a couple of seconds in the silence. "I... Uh... I am pretty sure they were triggered or something like that when I was badly injured as a teenager. Uh... It was pretty bad and I still have the scars but... After I tried to-I tried to end my life with pills and uh... it didn't seem to work... I had enough to kill myself but my body was burning up faster and trying to fight it. And then I had my stomach pumped so..."
"Benicia..."
"I know. I was stupid to-"
"No-" Rhea pulled Benicia into a tight hug, "Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I wish I was there for you. I'm-I'm so sorry."
