Without waiting for the announcement to end, Gabriel stood and walked away, drawing curious glances from students and instructors alike. He had not expected what had happened with Thaddeus to happen with Duncan.
“Why?” Gabriel exclaimed in the empty hallways, “Why always me?”
Falling to his knees, Gabriel looked up and continued his questions, not sure whom he was asking, “Why am I always being left behind? Are you sure I am the chosen one?
What did I do in my past life to deserve this?”
When no answers came his way, Gabriel quickly got off his knees and looked around to make sure no one had caught him in his moment of weakness.
A few seconds later, a dumbfounded Duncan ran up to him.
Without letting him talk, Gabriel pounced, “How could you? How could you betray me like this, after
