Brutal - Robby Keene

03-01. Unknown Futures

It was a month later.

Things were extremely different with everyone. Mar was extremely different. Kwon's death had left a big impact on her.

She barely went to school. She barely ate. She barely left her room. She barely even got up from her bed.

Mar would spend her days rotting away in her bed. She knew it wasn't good for her, but it was comforting in a way.

"Okay, that's enough bed rotting." Someone said as they pushed into the girl's room. Mar looked up to see Felix who had a few books in his arms.
"This is what we got today."

"Thanks, Felix." Mar gave the boy a forced smile as he dropped the books unto the bed. She then turned back to her phone.

"No." Felix quickly said with a stern tone of voice, taking Mar's phone from her. She looked at him with a slight glare. "I'm serious, Mar. No more bedrotting. It's been an entire month. You need to get over Kwon's death."

"You don't just get over someone's death, Felix." Mar said with a scrunched face, sitting up to face the boy.

"That came out wrong." Felix sighed as he sat down on Mar's bed. "But Mar, the way you're mourning.. it's like you were in love with Kwon."

"I was not in love with Kwon." Mar frowned deeply at Felix's words. "I just.. I know it seems weird how much I'm grieving for him but I can't help it. I know everyone thinks that Kwon was evil but he just needed someone to help him. He has no family, no proper mentor. We were blessed to get Daniel and Johnny as our senseis. He wasn't so lucky."

Felix didn't say anything. He stared at his lap deep in thought, his brows pulled together slightly. Mar wiped her eyes as she had began to cry.

"And the worst part.." Mar's bottom lip quivered slightly. "Is that I could tell he wanted to be better. I spoke to him right before he died and it's just so unfair. We were supposed to go for food and- and relax and-"

Mar had cut herself off as she began to cry. Felix quickly wrapped his arms around his sister tightly.

"I just wanted to be there for him." Mar cried as she gripped unto Felix's arm. "I wanted to be his friend. Nothing more, nothing less. I just wanted him to know that he didn't have to be alone- he didn't have to face everything alone."

"I know, Mar, I know." Felix said as he pulled away from the hug and held the girl's shoulders. "But.. you should know that... you've lost Kwon, and now you're gonna lose Robby."

Mar frowned deeply at Felix's words, the boy sighing as he ran a hand through his hair. Mar stared at him blankly. "What're you even saying Felix?"

"When was the last time you talked to Robby?" Felix questioned the girl with a deep frown on his face. Mar parted her lips.

"Well, he came by Sunday to-"

"No, Mar." Felix stared at the girl. "I didn't ask when last he talked to you. I asked when last you talked to him."

Mar stared at Felix with a type of guilty look on her face. She stared down at Robby's ring on her finger, twirling it idly.

"I know it's hard coming to terms with Kwon's death." Felix told the girl softly as he rest his hand on her's. "But don't push us all away in the process. And be there for Robby. Please. He's going through a lot right now and I can tell he really needs you."

"What's going on with Robby?" Mar asked worriedly, pulling her brows together as she sat up.

"He's not going to college." Felix said with a sigh, causing Mar to frown. "Might have to go to trade school or something. He's.. going through it."