Max says before hanging
up the phone.
Nikita walks to the door and opens it before he sits down on the floor in front of his bed.
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Max runs through the hallways
on his way to Nikita his hotelroom.
Nervously he makes his way to the third floor.
His eyes scan the doors
Slowly he stops running when he sees a
open door.
Max walks through the door of
Nikita his room.
The poor boy is sitting in front of his bed
Tears streaming down his cheeks
While gasping for air.
"Nikita? Nikita i am here"Max says
before walking over to the boy.
"M-Max"Nikita says gasping for air.
"Hi buddy it's alright i am here"Max replies
before crouching down in front of him.
Max looks at Nikita before holding
Nikita his hands.
"Nik...Nik look at me"
Nikita looks at Max with tears in his eyes.
"Nik i know this might going to be difficult,but
i need you to copy what i am doing alright?
Max looks at Nikita and waits for a sign
of agreement.
The panicking boy nods before looking at Max.
"Alright Nikita this is what i am going to do
i wil count to three at the count of 3 we both
take a deep breath in and a deep breath out,
so that means in through your nose out through your mouth you got that?"Max asks.
"Y-Yes"Nikita says still sobbing and
gasping for air.
"Alright here we go"
"One..."
"Two..."
"Three"
Nikita takes a deep breath in,
And a deep breath out.
"Yeah thats it buddy lets do it again"
Max says while taking a deep breath in and a deep breath out.
The younger driver takes a deep breath in,
before breathing it out again.
"You are doing so well Nikita lets do this
one last time"
Nikita nods and for the last time he repeats
what Max told him to do.
"Good,you did it so well Nikita"Max says
before he lets go of Nikita his hands.
"You did really good Nikita,you are so brave"
Max says smiling.
"Really?"Nikita asks quietly as he
looks at Max,who now
sits down right next to him
on the ground.
"Yes really Nikita,i am
So proud of you"Max looks at Nikita with a
proud smile,When all of the sudden the
other boy begins te cry.
"Hey hey whats wrong?"Max asks worried.
"N-Nothing i am okay"Nikita replies crying
"No,No you are not okay,You know what?...
come here"Max says while telling Nikita to
sit closer next to him.
Nikita comes a little closer
before looking at Max.
"Do you want a hug? Can i hug you is that
okay for you?"Max asks gently.
"You want to hug me?"Nikita asks
"Yes i do"
"You can"the now Shy driver says before
letting Max pull him in for a hug.
Nikita wraps his arms around Max and hides
his face as the tears and sobs are continuing.
"Whats wrong Nikita mhm?
Is something bothering you?"
The dutchman asks clearly
trying to figure out
what made
the poorboy cry.
"Nothing is wrong,i swear! I-I just
I-I don't know"he says crying.
"Are you struggling letting your feelings come
out of the cage you put them in?,are you struggling with letting you emotions go?"
Max asks.
"I-I am not sure"the crying boy replies quietly
"Thats okay thats totally okay bud"
Max says while gently rubbing the boy's back,clearly doing everything to calm
the poor boy down.
"Max"Nikita says whispering
"Yes?"
"Hurts"
"What hurts buddy?"
"Everything"Nikita mutters
Confused the Dutch driver lets go of him,
Nikita does the same.
"Nik can i see your bruises?"
"Bruises?"
"Yes you fell down the stairs right?"Max asks
"Stairs.... OH... YEAH! Yeah you can"
Nikita says wiping his tears away.
Carefully Max lifts up the boys shirt revealing the purple/black bruises all over his back and stomache.
"Oh my this far worse than i expected,have you put something on it? Like a icepack to make sure the pain gets less?"the older driver asks.
"N...No...I haven't" Nikita says whispering.
"Well then i will,i am going to grab a icepack and some off my clothes"
"Why?"Nikita looks up
"Why? why? Because i am going to take care of your bruises and spend the night in your room so i am sure that you're okay Thats why!....i will
be right back"
"Also because i don't believe your story"
Max thinks to himself before he leaves the room.
