𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℂ𝕆𝕃𝕃𝔼ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ

Revenge 2/6

Bill was a decent seat mate for the remainder of the trip. He told you a little more about Danny and what he was like as well as the aftermath of the case in the community. Apparently, there were quite a few suspects and people who had been looking down on those families after what happened so the case wasn't clear cut.

"The police there aren't too thorough though so I doubt much will come of it. At most they'll try and find someone to pin it on so they don't look too incompetent but they have no idea what they're doing." He said, sighing. 

"That's unfortunate..." You said, frowning. Then again, you didn't have much faith in the justice system either seeing as you still had to visit your dad. You sighed, closing your eyes for a second.

"Speaking of which, what are you doing on this train anyways? You're what, 15? Maybe 16 and you're traveling all alone." Bill asked. You opened your eyes again with a sigh. 

"Visiting family..." You said. It was close enough to the truth without going into too much detail. While Bill was nice, he was still a strange man who you hadn't met before. You weren't about to go into your family problems.

"Same. My mom was complaining that I missed her fourth wedding so I'm heading out there to visit." He said. You turned to look at him. 

"Fourth wedding?"

"Yeah. She can't keep a man. She always does something that makes them leave her, with good reason of course. But she still insists I show up and meet her new husband, even if he'll only last a few months." Bill sighed. "On top of that her new husband has a kid who's gonna be staying there. Not that I have anything against them, I've never met them... but it's gonna be hard after what happened to Danny. I'm still not completely over it."

You understood where he was coming from. Him being so open made you feel like maybe it would be okay to share a little about yourself as well. "I live with my mom most of the time. My dad moved across the country but the court still says I have to visit him for summer break, even if I hate it. I only do it for my mom." 

"Yeah, I get that. I mean, I'm not legally obligated to visit her anymore but I just haven't found it in myself to cut her off just yet." He said. 

After that random bout of story sharing a period of silence fell between the two of you. Bill went back to whatever work he was doing on his laptop and you went back to scrolling on your phone before eventually drifting off. The train would be going through the night and your stop was the last one so you had time to sleep. 

While you slept Bill watched you, a saddened expression on his face. You reminded him so much of Danny. Maybe, if his new step-sibling was anything like you, it wouldn't be as bad...

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"Ah, thank you." Bill smiled at you as he helped to get your bag down from the overhead luggage rack.

"It's no problem. Are you gonna be okay alone on the rest of your trip?" He asked, looking a little worried. You just nodded, giving him a small smile.

"I've done it before. I'll be fine." You answered, taking your bag's handle. As you both disembarked from the train you separated in the crowd. Bill watched you go, ignoring the urge in his heart to go after you. After all, something inside him just knew he would see you again at some point.