CXLII

Mel wakes up with a banging headache, she looks around to notice she is still in the room. the door slowly opens as someone walks in with a food tray.

Benjamin. said Mel slowly as the voice is beginning to sound familiar in her head.

it's you isn't you? asked Mel looking at him

is that a rhetorical question? asked Benjamin

Jocelyn is your sister? asked Mel surprised

half sister to be precise. said Benjamin as he set the try of food down

why are you doing this? asked Mel slowly as she looks at Benjamin Clark. he looks so different from when she first met him. the shy man with glasses is gone. it's just a man, a scary man.

I have a lot of reasons, one being that I have a permanent suture line on my skull thanks to your hero brother Oliver. do you want to see it? asked Benjamin as he shoves his head towards Mel, parting his hair to the side to reveal the fracture line that is clearly evident beneath his hair. Mel recoils from him