Candy looked into his eyes for as long as she could without crying, closing her eyes so he wouldn't see them brimming with tears. Her arms wrapped around his neck and she climbed back into his lap, resting her head on his shoulder.
"He wanted to die with her. He realized she was - with me - and there was a flood and we were at my house - he was in Mom's bed, bleeding, and he - " She squeezed Onyxx harder, tears escaping in hiccuping sobs. "And my friends. They were fighting for me. I decided to come home so nobody else would die. Tria was only ten." She bit her lip hard and tried not to make noise while she cried.