Finding a Twin

Chapter 5 : Cars and panic

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Chapter 5  

Riker POV

I led Jeff outside.

"So maybe I'll just show you where we live... sort of... We can walk down the street a little bit, and I can show you where the bus stop is."

We started walking down the side of the road. A car turned down the road. Right as it passed us, Jeff flinched, jumped towards the grass, and fell down.

"Whoa, Jeff!"

He flinched away from me.

"Jeff, it's ok. I'm not going to hurt you."

I slowly reached my hand out to him. He took my hand, and I helped him up.

"Are you scared of cars or something?"

"U-um... M-my old p-parents t-tried to um... r-run me o-over once... I j-just g-get scared s-sometimes..."

"Oh..."

I was beginning to hate his fake parents more and more. They tried to run their own son over? Really!? Like who does that!?

"R-Riker, c-can we p-please g-go back!?"

"Yeah, of course. Are you ok?"

"I j-just w-want to g-go b-back," he said, starting to cry.

"Ok, ok! We can go back!"

I put my arm lightly around him, and he jumped at first. He had his hands together in a ball, and he was holding them up to his chest. I could see the hand on top kept digging into the one of the bottom. His fingernails are pressing so hard into his hand.

His breathing kept getting quicker and quicker and louder and louder.

All of a sudden, he stopped walking.

"R-Riker, I c-can't b-breathe!"

"O-ok, u-um..."

He was running his hands through his hair, breathing so fast now.

"Ok, um... Maybe you just want to sit down and catch your breath?" I asked, starting to panic slightly.

He nodded, and we sat down together on the side of the road.

"Do you have asthma or something?" I asked.

He shook his head no.

"P-panic a-attack."

My mouth fell open.

"O-ok, um... W-what can I do to help!?"

He shrugged his shoulders.

"Ok. Um... Maybe just try to take some deep breaths and calm down...?"

Another car came by, and he jumped backwards, looking terrified.

"Hey, it's ok. Just work on calming down," I said, going over to him.

I kept some space between us. He seemed to like his space a lot.

After a few minutes, he was pretty calm again, but he still looked kind of scared.

"You ok?" I asked, quietly.

He nodded.

"Ok, good. You scared me. I thought you were dying or something..."

I stood up, and reached my hand out to Jeff. He took my hand, and I helped him up.