He seemed so sad. I couldn’t see his face, but I knew. I could hear it in his voice. He hadn’t sounded this way since…
I abandoned that thought. No need to relive that now. I gently touched the inside of his elbow, succeeding in ceasing both his words and his feet. I let my fingers trail down the length of his forearm pausing sadly at the scars on his wrist then pushing my fingers in between his, intertwining them. He looked at me, the barest hint of a smile brightening his face, before picking up the briefly forgotten conversation.

