I swatted my hands away which made Aku surprised, and left the van in a second. Walking closer to James, I took caution. I couldn't read him. He was void of emotion. "James, look… I can explain..." I told him and stepped closer, expecting that he would stay where he was but he didn't. James stepped back.
That's when I realized everything changed.
"Stay there and don't utter a single word," he said, commanding me. "If you dare go near him one more time, I'll bash his head on concrete." I gasped. His eyes were so calm but his threat was so clear I knew it was deadly. The words he just said felt so strange to be uttered by him, he was never like this before. "James, please calm down..." I was so scared for Aku. "I said, shut up!" He snapped back at me. "What more is to say when I already s
