Stone looked at his shoes as he took a few more deep breaths, debating whether he should answer or not. He felt wary, not because Peri had ever rubbed him the wrong way, but because he knew she was dating Noah and he was paranoid. Noah would take pleasure in his pain after all.
"Something I can't run away from I guess," He answered with a small nod before he edged closer to take a seat on a nearby love seat, wiping his forehead with the forearm sleeve of his sweatshirt. "Your nightmares have anything to do with the horror effects?"