619-Without Me

Norman:

Watching her in pain made me feel guilty. I had asked her many times if she was okay, but she lied. She told me there was nothing wrong. It made me realize she really is a ride or die.

She would rather die than tell me she was in pain because she couldn't be with her mates. So when I walked out of that room, I couldn't even look at her. I didn't want to share her. I couldn't bear seeing her with anyone else. But sometimes, great sacrifices are made when there's no other option.

I walked over to Kaye's room and heard him grunting in pain inside. He must have been suffering from the same kind of pain Helanie was going through because of my stubbornness.

I knocked on the door and noticed that Kaye had gone silent. He slowly opened the door, just halfway, so I couldn't peek inside.