Shannon
'Sorry, I must seem weak to you.' Vernon said after an uncomfortable silence.
'No, no, it's okay, I understand. I just hate the fact that I couldn't be with you right now. I want to make you feel better.'
I wanted to touch him, to make him feel that he was not alone even though he was betrayed by his own brother. I wanted him to know that it was not a shame to be vulnerable, it was toxic masculinity to never show weakness in front of loved ones.
'Like how I comforted you that night?' He suddenly asked.
Blood rushed to my face after I remembered what he said. When Terry renounced me, he distracted me and comforted me by having passionate and desperate s*x with me. If the condition allowed, I might actually do that, but now I couldn't even move my hands.
Taking my silence as sh
