Levi and Evelyn

"You're scaring me, Levi. I'm worried. Please tell me what's going on!"

"Evan, when are you not worried?" He tries to seem upbeat, but it's not quite right. He's trying to hard to be his normal self.

"I'm always worried about something, Levi. And half of the time it's you. But I've never been worried like this! I"m begging you, just tell me what's wrong! Levi, I need to know."

"Maybe later, Evan." Despite his efforts to sound normal, there is a strong underlying current of fear and even sadness coursing through his voice.

Levi is never scared. Not in the 17 years that I've known him has he ever shown one ounce of fear. Sure, he screams during scary movies, but despite some of the truly horrible experiences he has encountered, I've never heard him even speak of being scared. So why does he sound so frightened now? The worry and fear for him coils tightly around my heart, leaving me breathless and close to tears.