After the encounter with that entitled Karen, Dee and I made our way back to his house. Dee flopped onto his bed with a sigh while I just noticed how oddly quiet it was. "Dee, where are your parents? Shouldn't they be home?" I ask but I regret it when I see Dee's shoulders tense up and his breathing hitch.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I shouldn't pry" I say quickly but he gently takes my hand and I sit down on the bed next to him. Dee lets out a shaky sigh before looking up at me and I see his shoulders tense even more. "My parents both passed away" he says and I feel my heart break a bit to see how sad he looks.
Dee's pov
I was three when it all began, There was a loud thump from the kitchen and I hear my dad scream. I don't really know what happened next but when I realized where I was, I was sitting in the big uncomfortable hospital waiting room chairs with my dad waiting on news from my mom. Dad was trying to hold back his tears while I was trying to figure out what caused this. "Cherry Duncan" A nurse called and both me and dad stood up. "How is she?" I heard my dad ask but the nurse shook her head slightly and lowered her eyes. "I'm sorry Mr.Duncan, your wife had a seizure and we tried everything we could to save her but she flatlined" My dad let out a hurt cry and sat back down putting his face in his hands.
Time-skip
Later that night while I was in bed I heard a gunshot go off from down the hall. My eyes widened as I booked it down the hall to my dad's room. When I opened the door, his lifeless body was there along with the gun only a few feet away. I felt tears falling down my face as I run out of the house. I can't tell where I'm going because me vision is blurry but I eventually make it to an alleyway and sit there for hours.
I am pulled out of my thoughts as I feel my back hit the mattress and arms wrap around my waist. "Dee, I'm so sorry you had to go through that" Virgil says snuggling into the crook of my neck. "It's ok, because now I have you, lightning bug" I say pulling him closer.
"Dee I have another question, what's your actually name because I always call you by a nickname" Virgil asks and I smile lightly. "My name is Janus" I whisper turning off the lamp on the bedside table and snuggling closer pulling the covers over us.
"That's a cute name" Virgil says with a yawn and lays his head on my chest. I was a little shocked because he hadn't done this before. "What are you doing?" I whisper but he doesn't move.
"I'm listening to your heartbeat it calms me" he whispers back and I smile, closing my eyes and letting Virgil's soft snore lull me to sleep.
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