"Do you think we can take two more?"

Chapter 10

Tubbo pov

"yeah, I guess."

Im not really that hungry but I know that Wilbur is so I agree anyway. I don't feel much at the moment. I wonder if tommy still wants to me my friend, I mean, it is sort of my fault that Phil and Wilbur are mad with Kristen. And Ranboo. I hope ranboo's okay.

I don't want to talk to them at the moment though. Its not because they've done anything. Quite the contrary, actually. I don't think I could handle that rejection right now.

Wilbur leaves the room, I assume to order food, and I just sit here. I sit here silently.

Im not sure im going to be okay.

"sure you are kid, you're a fighter."

I said that out loud?

"sorry, I didn't realise you were in here."

"its okay, you will be okay, I know it."

"im not a fighter," I say, "I haven't been a fighter in a long time, will."

"I promise," he looks at me directly, "I promise, that you will be okay, I promise you."

I just nod. How? How can he promise something like that?

"do you want to go into school tomorrow? The other two are, because Phil and Kristen need to talk, but you don't have to if you don't want to," he says to me, "if you don't feel up to it yet, then you can just stay with me for the day?"

Im not sure im ready to face school yet. Or to face tom and ran yet.

"can I stay home with you, will?"

"of course you can," he smiles at me, "oh, ive ordered nuggets for dinner, that okay?"

"yeah," I say, and Wilbur starts to leave the room, "will?"

"yeah, kid?"

"uh- don't worry."

"you sure?" he turns to properly face me, "you know, you can talk to me about anything?"

"I-just-" I take a breath, "whatarewegonnadoaboutmyparentsandlani, causeidontwantlanitogethurtlikeidid"

Wilbur laughs, "could you repeat what you said? But slower, if you can?"

I nod, "what are we going to do about my parents, because I don't want lani to get hurt"

"did they ever hurt lani, or treat her how they treated you? Even if you were staying at someone else's house," will says.

"no," I mumble, "no. I don't think so."

"and do you think that they would?"

"probably not."

"final question," he says, "did lani ever treat you that way, or help your parents treat you like that?"

I look down. Has she?

"yeah, I guess, she used to hit me all the time, when she saw my father doing it, but I just thought that was because she was my sibling, and she'd blame me for stuff when everyone could tell that it was her. But I thought that was normal? Tommy used to say that you two used to fight?"

I look up to face Wilbur.

"kid, she was in on it," he sighs, "im not saying this to upset you, but im pretty sure they never really cared for you. She was old enough to know that it was wrong, she had the power to tell someone and shew knew what she was doing was wrong and that it would hurt you."

"yeah, but I could've also told someone, she was only hurting me because shes my sister. That's what sibling do? Don't they?"

"no, kid. Siblings fight, but this isn't fighting. It was one-sided. And yes you also had the power to tell, but did your parents threaten you?"