[ He can't help but to watch and pick up the subtle signs of worry. He knows Aidan, and he knows that he wouldn't lose sleep over nothing. But the fact that he can't find anything to say to him either, how he just seems to ignore it and go on... it hurts, more than he'd like to admit. His mind jumps to the worst conclusions about everything.
But making his own assumptions just wouldn't work anymore. He had to hear it from the other boy. So just when it seems like both boys are at a loss for words Helix finally speaks up, bowing his head and closing his eyes. His fingers bite into the wooden frame, other hand balling into a fist.]
Why did you leave?
[He's shaking a little, all the frustration, the worry over being abandoned and everything else just feeling WRONG was starting to bubble to the surface though he tried to keep it in.]
W-were you punishing me? Why? Just-- [His throat threatened to close up on his words and he swallowed raggedly.]