I feel like i've lost years i haven't lived-September

They Died A Long Time Ago*

Both Eret and Phil were staring at Carson, waiting for her to say something. However Carson felt like she was in trouble with the principal so she just stayed silent and kept her eyes glued to the floor.

"Carson?"

The girls head snapped up at the mention of her name. Phil had put his hand on her shoulder to calm her a bit, but Carson didn't need to be calmed. She simply didn't want to talk about this again.

Carson sighed and looked out towards the flowers

"Can we just get this over with please?"

Eret looked at Phil then at Carson, she knew about what happened to Carson in the hands of Jacob Banks. However they had no clue what the three were supposed to be discussing right now. Well, except for what he needed to tell them and show them.

"Okay.. well Carson's been having problems eating and i don't know how to help."

Eret nodded his head and looked at Carson. Hoping to get some sort of reaction, but she was still just looking at the flowers.

"Im guessing you tried telling her an amount of bites to take, like we did with Wilbur?"

"Yeah.. well-"

The man looked at Carson for permission. Surprisingly Carson turned away from the flowers and looked Phil in the eye, sighing and nodding slightly

"I think she had a flashback and then when she came back her ears were ringing. They didn't stop for like ten or fifteen minutes. I don't know if it was me telling her how many bites to take or like- Im just not sure is all."

Eret nodded her head and looked at Carson, waiting until she made eye contact to continue the conversation.

"Honestly there isn't much to do unless you would like to admit her into a clinic, which i don't suppose you do. Did you start small, like two to three bites?"

Phils expression flattened. He hadn't done that. He told her to take seven! God how dumb could he be, after everything with Wilbur and he still fucked it up!

Eret and Carson both laughed at Phil's face. He looked so terrified and while Carson was laughing cause she didn't understand, Eret was laughing because he completely understood.

"I'm sorry Carson i- i messed up. I'm sorry bub."

Carson laughing quickly stopped as she stared at Phil confused. What did he even mess up? He was better then virtually all the parents she ever had. On par with the Morrison's but thats it.

"Uh.. I forgive you? I guess. I don't really know why i'm forgiving you but i do."

Eret laughed again, putting a hand on Phils shoulder and looking him in the eye. Trying to calm him down the same way he tried to calm down Carson earlier.

"Phil, she doesn't blame you. She literally doesn't even understand why you're apologizing. Calm down."

Phil nodded his head and took a few deep breaths. Carson still didn't completely understand why he was apologizing but when Phil asked her for a hug she certainly wasn't going to say no.

Eret looked at Carson

"I have something for you!"

She said excitedly, jumping up and clapping before running to their car

He opened the trunk of the car and pulled out a cardboard box. Then walking carefully back to the porch and sitting it down in front of Carson.

The girl looked down at it, back up at Eret then back down at the box.