A Shock.
Ru almost crushed the small take away box in his hand. As he had walked out of the room, all the anger had seeped out of him, leaving behind only remorse. For whatever XIni had said, it had been true. He had indeed taken her for granted. He had not once asked her if she needed a shoulder to lean on or a listening ear to listen. Of course he could say that he had assumed she would come to him if she ever needed but sometimes certain things needed to be reinforced even in life long friendships. As he had been about to get into his car and drive away in thought, the fragrance of