Perenna listened from inside Khalil's trailer as he told Jen to come back soon, making her disappointment in him grow. Khalil finally closed the door and started to walk back inside with the biggest smile spread across his face. The smile instantly dropped the moment he looked up to see Perenna.
"Shit"
"Are you crazy?"
"I can explain." Khalil said quickly. He didn't like disappointing Perenna. Perenna nodded waiting for him to explain. Khalil signed. "Okay I can't explain. I was just as surprised as you when she showed up last night."
"LAST NIGHT?" Perenna yelled, outraged. She had been under the impression that the couple of teenagers had spent the morning together, not the entire night.
"Oh yeah... she spent the night." Khalil said. He was aware of how bad it sounded and Perenna had every right to be upset and worried but he couldn't find not one ounce of regret in him. Not even right now with Perenna pointing her finger in his face.
"You're playing a dangerous game" She warns.
"Perenna you don't understand"
"I don't understand what? That you have zero self control? That you're risking to throw all your progress away over a girl"
"Jen isn't just any girl." Khalil defends.
"You're right. She isn't just any girl. She's THE girl. The one that your murderous alter ego has a kill mission out for. What were you thinking bringing her here?" She asked.
"I didn't bring her here though. She just showed up."
"And you didn't tell her to leave?"
Khalil almost laughed at the idea but didn't not wanting to be disrespectful.
"Im in love with her why would I tell her to leave?"
Perenna shakes her head at the boy. She didn't know how to get him to see how wrong this was. She was enraged by Khalil's outrageous behavior but she was worried more than anything. Worried because she knew that if something tragic was to happen to that girl, Khalil would never recover. Jen's blood on his hands, would be the death of him.
"Did anything happen that I should know about?" Perenna asked calmly, not yelling anymore.
Khalil looked down nervously to avoid her gaze. He hadn't thought about the moment since it happened and she was not going to be happy to hear about it. Perenna noticed him tense up and tensed as well in anticipation.
"Khalil?"
"She woke up before me... she was touching me and I snapped for like 0.2 seconds" Khalil explained. "But I controlled it." He added.
"What did you do?" Perenna asked nervously.
"I just grabbed her but my instinct was telling me to hurt her." He said honestly.
"Oh no" Perenna started. "Was it him? Was it Painkiller?"
"No I just woke up afraid. Im not used to having someone in my bed."
"Khalil you have to stay away from her."
"But I stopped myself from breaking her wrist. Isn't that proof that I have it under control." Khalil cringed at how bad the words sounded coming out of his mouth but it made perfect sense in his mind.
"Do you hear yourself? You shouldn't have to stop yourself from hurting her."
"I know it sounds bad but im trying and she knows im trying. She loves me Perenna, im not just going to let her go"
