Theo stormed all the way to the public park three blocks down. He parked himself on a bench and waited for Mikel to catch up. He knew there was no real point in running; he'd have to touch him again in another hour or so. Though, that didn't stop the trembling when Mikel found him.
By the time he spotted Theodore across the park, Mikel was out of breath. He was sitting amongst empty benches in the shade of a giant tree. There was no one else over there; all the other people were on the field-side of the park playing in the grass.
He jogged up to his mate, but before he could say anything, Theodore sat up. He leaned back against the bench which put his pitiful soul in plain sight. Mikel almost tripped over himself when he saw it.
In the swirls of cool colors was something new; a black,
