Chapter 213: Don’t worry, the world will catch up soon
The evening passed quickly after everyone had had their fill of laughing at Kellen. Kellen was flustered, but when he noticed that his Mom wasn’t staring at the room his Dad was lying still in, he quickly shut up and dealt with it.
Gwen was as awkward as ever, and quiet as well. It was odd for her, and even Brent, who was not that familiar with her, noticed. He didn’t point it out, but he looked at Kellen before glancing at Gwen. Kellen shrugged.
There was nothing he could do if she kept avoiding him.
Eventually, while still in the Captain’s lap, Kellen felt drowsiness overtake him. When he yawned, it was like everyone panicked.
"Are you tired? Are you okay? Anything we can do?" Brent asked, and Kellen’s eyes widened at the sudden switch. Kellen’s Mom wasn’t any better.
"Do I need to call Taylor? Is this normal?" His Mom’s eyes were vibrating, she was so anxious. The Captain wasn’t helping the situation.
"I’ll call her right now. Did your wound open up?" He pulled out his phone and Kellen was the one who slammed his hand down on his phone screen, covering it completely. The Captain stared at the man in his arms, almost offended that he’d covered his phone. Kellen, however, was upset that the three of them had gone off the deep end.
"I’m just naturally tired, everyone. I lost a lot of blood, I’m recovering from a gunshot. It’s normal behaviour. No one needs to panic. Maybe we should call Taylor, but just because I want to make sure that I’m okay to go back to my apartment." Kellen said calmly, soothingly, trying to bring the energy down in the room.
Gwen was the only one who hadn’t overreacted. At least, he had thought so.