AMELIA
A long moment passed before any of us spoke.
“I'm sorry” Erik blurted out then. “I … I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to be harsh, to treat you like that. It’s just …”
“Erik, I know”.
“I was just so angry and I couldn’t …”
“Erik” I stopped him, taking his hand in mine. “I know”.
That seemed to do the trick – his rambling stopped, and he looked at me like it was the first time he was seeing me.
“I got scared when you snapped like that,” I said earnestly. “I won’t lie, I was … really scared. But I know you didn’t mean to do that”.
“I didn’t” he blabbered, his lips quivering. “I promise I didn’t …”
“I know”.
He took a breath, then sat on his massive bed, his shoulders still shaking. Seeing him like that … hurt me more than I could believe possible. It was clear that w
