37 The Girls (1/2)

Leo tossed and turned in his bed. His body was covered in sweat. He cried out in his sleep.

He said, ”No, no...”

Rachel held his hand while he was sleeping. She was worried. This had been going on for the past few weeks since he arrived, and he was struggling he to get decent sleep, or any sleep at all.

Leo jerked up in his bed and said, ”No!” as his eyes opened with a look of panic and his eyes darted back and forth.

His hand was not longer being held by Rachel, and he noticed her after she said, ”Don't worry, I'm here.” while sitting next to him.

Leo looked to his right and his breathing slowed.

He said, ”Thank you.”

”Oh,” she said, ”I didn't, I can't do much, but you're welcome.”

She was a breath of sunshine for Leo. He felt warm whenever she was around. He thought about Hannah and thought, 'No, I don't deserve Rachel's kindness, not as I am now. I need to become stronger!'

A pain struck Leo's body: he felt the pain from his broken bones acutely; he hated himself for being weak. He hated not being able to protect anyone.

Rachel noticed something about Leo, a vibe she didn't like. His eyes were intense and violent. His soul seems to tremble... out of anger.

But when Leo turned his eyes to Rachel, they softened, and he stopped his inward spiral of anger.

He said, ”Thank you.”

”I didn't really do much...”

”No,” he said, ”I mean it.”

She was silent for a while and stared at the eyes that were staring at her. He turned away from her eventually and looked outside of the window. He seemed to be contemplating go something. He seemed conflicted.

She felt a little uncomfortable staring at him, when he wasn't interacting with her, so she left the room and made her way down the hall.

She dragged her finger against the stone walls, and she contemplated what she had seen and heard from her mother time and time again concerning Leo.

Her mother had told her, ”Don't get attached to him.”

When Rachel asked why, her mother said: ”the next Deborah can't be married to a Blackcloth.”

Rachel pursed her lips. She thought to herself, 'Wouldn't it be funny to see the look on mother's face when I run away with him?'

”Just kidding,” she said aloud to herself.

”Kidding about what?” Her mother said.

”Nothing the Great Deborah should worry about.”

”This girl... You won't get married with that attitude.”

”And what attitude is that?”

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