When he'd heard the sound of her voice, he had stopped crying just a little, his head lifting up in response and dark eyes cut to her, almost staring through her from his spot. "It's worse than before. Oh God..." and he sucked in a deep breath mixed with a low sob. His face actually hurt somewhat, the skin was so dry, only wet from the streaks of his tears.
But he looked like he might let her near him as he unfolded his arms from covering his face and moved to straighten up more. "You will not want me. It's...I look like...like a corpse!" and he immediately cringed back from her and covered his head once more.