Secrets

Intro

"I was leanin' over their bodies. My parents, of course. They had slipped out in there sleep, hand in hand and huddled close to each other. They seemed so peaceful... And I s'pose that's what kept me in tact. What kept me sane. Because that horrible gut feeling I had made me want to kill m'self. But as long as they were happy, I was happy, y'know? And when y'told me I was gonna see m'real parents, I was happier than ever. 'M good at hidin' m'feelin's, Miss Paulin'. And honestly, seein' m'real parents... It made me ecstatic. But then... For some reason, you all left me. I was standing alone, watching my parents as they walked away from me. I looked around, but I couldn't see you... Any of you... I was scared, Miss Paulin'. I ain't supposed to scare easily. So I started runnin'. Lemme tell ya, not even Scoot could run as fast as I was runnin'. I ran to the point my legs felt like they were bleeding, but no matter how fast I ran, they always managed to walk faster. They were disappearin' into the horizon faster than anythin'. And I ran until my legs couldn't carry me and I collapsed. And I looked up, I called out, but they were gone. What I'm tryin' to say is... Yeh, I'm not scared of a lotta things. But I'm terrified of bein' alone."

Miss Pauling flipped her notebook closed with a sigh. The room the two had been in was small, it felt constricting, and she didn't bother to hide her uncomfortable feelings seeing as Mundy didn't either. She handed the Australian a small bottle of pills. "What're these?" He said coldly, examining the bottle, and she peered over her glasses as him, adjusting them gently. "Anti-depressants. The last thing we need is for you to do something we'll all regret." Pauling replied with the same cold tone. There was a long and rather awkward silence after that until the man let out a long, slightly frustrated sigh, but took the depressants in his hand and smiled.
"Thanks."
"Oh, and Sniper..."
"Hm?"
"Don't tell the others."