Re: The Hammonds, Savannah, others
Oh God, that was not fair! At least with his parents' distance, TJ could keep his anger as a shield. But, to have them so indifferent and then sympathy from Savannah? TJ's head was spinning as he tried not to lose it. By the time he thought to push her away, she'd already hugged him. "Savannah..."
Any other time, TJ might have laughed to see this tiny little cheerleader shut his mother up. But, any ability he had to feel anything but fear and worry was non-existant. He did pull his hand away, the right one, the one still sticky with Travis' blood. It was...it was...TJ didn't know what it was but something not to be shared.
God, he was losing it.
Travis was the one who'd been shot and TJ was the one rapidly fraying at the edges and falling apart. "I need to be with him." He shook his head. "I promised I wouldn't leave him alone. I can't...I'm all he has. I can't leave him. He couldn't breathe. His lungs. And the blood." Public image be damned. TJ could feel the tears welling up and he didn't care. If he couldn't be seen to be emotional over Travis, then...well, his mind couldn't supply a suitable end to that sentence. But, it didn't matter. "I need to know what's happening. I can't...lose him."