NOE
You know there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love
Well, it was a shame about the petting zoos. The girl was about to ask if there were any animal shelters nearby that they might could visit, just to sit and play with puppies or kittens, but it seemed that Jude had another idea. She brightened at the mention of a secret cavern, although a cold and vicious part of her wondered if Jude had ever taken her there. Maybe not, if he was going there in an attempt to feel better. She nodded. "I'd love to go," she said, shooting the boy a bright smile. "Let me just go change..."
She extracted herself carefully from Jude's handhold. "I'll be right back, 'kay?" Then she hurried down the hall and into the room she'd been staying in, changed quickly into a bathing suit and cover-up set, and rushed back out to rejoin her friend. "Okay, all set!" Maybe if she was cheerful and bright, some of that energy would rub off on Jude. Then again, maybe it would only make him feel worse. Gods if she knew - but she was going to do the best she could to leave him better than she'd found him.
She extracted herself carefully from Jude's handhold. "I'll be right back, 'kay?" Then she hurried down the hall and into the room she'd been staying in, changed quickly into a bathing suit and cover-up set, and rushed back out to rejoin her friend. "Okay, all set!" Maybe if she was cheerful and bright, some of that energy would rub off on Jude. Then again, maybe it would only make him feel worse. Gods if she knew - but she was going to do the best she could to leave him better than she'd found him.
The slowest way is never loving them enough
