Chapter 35: Chapter 35: BREATHE

Flynn led me from the room, sobbing and closed the door. Taking hold of my shoulders, he softly said, "Look at me." I turned and glanced up at him. The tear tracks on my face must have been a familiar sight by then.

"Breathe, Valerie. You just did Kayden a huge favor. That's shock talking and thinking for him. I read about this, and I suffered just like Kayden is. He's behaving how is for a reason. It's called survivor's syndrome. Your brother lying in there riddled with guilt because he survived and got to come home, and your brothers didn't. Let him be for now. He'll think about what we said and come down in his own time."