Chapter 64 - Fifty-Four
ERWIN
"Where is Leo, Ruth?" I ask, my voice is not showing any hint of the disaster that my innards are going through.
"I don’t know." Ruth recites, his voice bland as he wraps my ankle. This is the twenty-sixth time I have asked him since he got here half an hour ago and his answer remains the same every single fucking time.
"You are lying." I seethe.
"I am not goddamned lying, Erwin." Ruth snaps, "I have no fucking idea where Leo run off to from hospital a week ago. Even Kevin doesn’t know anything about it."
"Why?" My voice wobbles, "Why did he leave me? What did I do wrong?"
"You didn’t do anything wrong," Ruth shakes his head helplessly as he is done with wrapping my leg, "it’s his faith. He can’t love anyone. His love will only bring misfortune to him and his loved ones."
"This is absurd." I pinch the bridge of my nose, "How can you do that? Leo can’t love anyone, do you truly believe that, Ruth?"
"I don’t but this is what Leo believes." Ruth gets on his feet, "This is what he wants to believe. So Erwin if you want to love him and make him want to love him then you have to break all those barriers he has created around himself, just like I did years ago."
"How did you do it?" I ask quietly, "Isn’t loving him enough?"
"It is more than enough but he is scared to love you back." Ruth gathers all his instruments and stuff, "You need to help him overcome the fear and you can sculptate him with your love the way you want. You just need to love him and make him feel loved."