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He heard her words, but couldn’t bear to look at either of them. His eyes merely stared out at anything, anyone other than the two he assumed hurt gravely. Had he thought this out like a mature person, perhaps he wouldn’t have reacted in such a childish manner. Sure, he was scared shitless of being in the grip – the trust – of another. But, he should not have done it in that matter. Maybe, if he had explained to this man, the outcome could have been better.
The father-daughter duo talked amongst themselves, Thomas did not pay much attention, secretly hoping it was their decision to leave the bleeding man there. He did not deserve their kindness. Not one ounce. And, not from the start of this. He had caused them nothing but pain in this experience. Or, so he deeply believed. His breathing was shaking, as it had been the whole time he had realized what he had done. Thomas truly felt like he could simply bleed out there, that he didn’t deserve to be healed.
His eyes blinked, looking skyward until a figure clouded that vision. It was Markus standing in front of him and then, he was gone. Or rather, he sat down in front of him with his previous bandage. The thing was a bloody mess by now. Old spots of blood had been long covered with new ones. His eyes closed, as if awaiting his punishment. But, Markus spoke instead. He slowly opened his dark brown eyes.
“N-No…” His voice was unusually shaky. “I-It is not your fault. It… would never be. You just… didn’t know. You didn’t know. And I hurt you for something not even… your fault.” His voice continued to lower and rise with his words. He couldn’t keep himself as level-headed as usual. He moved his hands forward, leaning with the motion and placing a hand over his muzzle. The blood of Markus still lingering there and he couldn’t help but shed a single tear.
And, selfishly, it was not a tear for them, but a tear for his adoptive father.
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