Thalia's Pov
The moment the door was securely shut, I let out a long breath. I turned around and shook the fatigue out of my body. Raphael was standing right where I had left him, his small shoulders shaking as he sobbed and sniffled softly, it sounded like he was trying to hold in his cries. His high-collared shirt hung loosely over his frail frame, still unbuttoned from where he had shown those horrific marks to everyone.
I immediately walked over and knelt down in front of him on the floor. "Raphael, look at me, okay?"
He sniffled, wiping his wet eyes with the back of his sleeve as he looked up at me with his doe blue eyes. I carefully pulled the collar of his shirt together, buttoning up the small plastic buttons one by one. I made sure every single piece of his clothing was arrange
