Chapter 354: Friends don’t let friends hurt themselves, at least not alone
Kellen had thought he was doing okay, until the fighting started. His blood ran cold, and Brent swore up a storm. Kellen couldn’t remember that Brent had called anyone until Taylor and Gwen were there.
He didn’t really remember what they were saying, his gaze focused on the way that the two were going at each other. He didn’t even realise he was crying until Gwen’s fingers were wiping away his tears.
"It’s going to be okay Kellen. It’s going to be okay." Kellen was crying, the soft sounds leaving his lips at the sheer pain he felt in his chest.
This wasn’t a joke. This wasn’t for fun. Kellen had seen them fight for fun, and this wasn’t it. Kellen had seen the state that Rhys had come home in the first time, the time after he had stopped Gunther the first time, and seen the state he’d been there personally when Gunther had thrown a garbage can at him.
This?
Kellen didn’t know what this was, but he also couldn’t take his gaze off of it. It was so raw, so visceral, so angry. This felt like a long time coming, and that feeling alone made him realise that he should have been worried. He should have been terrified. He shouldn’t have let this happen at all.
"We need to turn off the t.v." Brent said, and Kellen shook his head quickly, aggressively.
"Don’t turn it off." Kellen said through his emotions, and Brent gave him a look like he was crazy.
"It’s clearly upsetting you. We need to turn it off." Brent fought back, and Kellen shook his head more.
"No! We can’t!" Kellen was working himself up, and it was clear that Taylor and Gwen hated to see it. Brent’s jaw clenched, his nostrils flaring as he watched Kellen, tears running down his face, Gwen wiping them away as she sat next to him, but he was unable to tear his gaze away from the t.v.
"What are you hoping to gain by continuing to watch it, Kellen? You’re only going to hurt yourself more!" Kellen winced as Gunther hit Rhys in the jaw.