Re: Derek and Nick
Derek stopped and went to Nick, getting closer for the first time. "Nick, look at me," he said, trying to take the attention off of the post. "I told you that I'm not going to let you hurt anyone and that includes yourself, and you will get hurt if you keep doing that. We need to find a way to deal with your anger that doesn't include violence, okay?" And then he'd beat the idea into Eliot if he had to.
"You're going to school soon, and things will make you angry, because you don't get them, but you can't get violent. You can't hurt anyone, so we need a better way to deal with things." He reached out with his left and squeezed Nick's shoulder. "Come on, we'll deal with this together. I'll help you."