Isaiah smiled sadly. If anyone knew what he was going through, it would be Adrian.
He tore off a chunk of bread, then quickly finished the rest of the roll. "I just...I couldn't let that happen to me again," he said softly, once he'd swallowed. "I made a couple friends that I felt like I could trust, but I didn't see them every day. I talked to Matt, but we were both busy, and he wasn't a hugger. So I was alone a lot."