Chapter 18
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Cameo lay curled up against Infinity that night, still shaken. The scene from that afternoon ran through his mind over and over again. There was something about it all that didnโt seem right, besides the obvious wrongness of Thomasโs blatant disregard for any semblance of human decency.
โWhy didnโt he fight back?โ
โHmm?โ Infinity whispered, nearly asleep.ย
โWilson. He didnโt fight back. I donโt understand it!โ He had his legs tucked up to his chin and Infinityโs arms wrapped around his body. โะฏ ะฝะต ะฟะพะฝะธะผะฐั ะตะณะพ. ะฏ ะฝะตะฝะฐะฒะธะถั ะตะณะพ. ะะฝ ะดะพะปะถะตะฝ ัะฐะฑะพัะฐัั ะฝะฐ ะะถะตะนะดะตะฝะฐ. ะะฐะบ ะฑัะดัะพ ั ะผะพะณั ะณะพะฒะพัะธัั."
โHey,โ Infinity snapped, suddenly awake. โDonโt go off on me again.โ
He sighed and closed his eyes. โI wonโt, I wonโt. Iโm okay.โ He shuddered. โI donโt understand.โ A tear traced down his cheek. โI hate this. Why didnโt he fight? Itโs so wrong!โ Infinity pulled a blanket over him.
โItโs okay. You donโt need to understand it tonight. Just sleep.โ
โArgh. I hate him. I hate him! Heโs so-โ He started crying.
โAww, hey, shh,โ she squeezed him tight. โStop crying. Heโs a jerk. He will get nowhere in life. You and I will. You are okay.โ
โะะตั, ััะพ ะฒัะต ะผะพั ะฒะธะฝะฐ. ะขั ัะผัะตัั ัะตัะตะท ะดะฒะต ะฝะตะดะตะปะธ, ะธ ััะพ ะฑัะดะตั ะฟะพ ะผะพะตะน ะฒะธะฝะต!โ He cried into her, furious with himself, with Jaiden, with Thomas, with the world. โะฏ ัะฑัั ะฃะธะปัะพะฝะฐ, ะฐ ะฟะพัะพะผ ัะฑัั ะะถะตะนะดะตะฝะฐ, ะธ ัะพะณะดะฐ ะฝะธะบัะพ ะฑะพะปััะต ะฝะต ะฟัะธัะธะฝะธั ัะตะฑะต ะฒัะตะดะฐ. ะฏ ะฝะตะฝะฐะฒะธะถั ะฒัะตั !โ
Infinity pulled him tighter as he cried. Eventually, he cried himself to sleep, face soaked in tears. Infinity tugged the blanket closer around her and Cameo and placed a kiss against his temple. At last, she drifted off to sleep with Cameo tight against her.
A loud banging woke them up the next morning. Cameo leapt up, smashing his head against the ceiling. โAh, ะธะท ะฒัะตั ะณะปัะฟัั , ะฝะตะฟัะธััะฝัั -โ he rubbed the sore spot angrily and Infinity hugged him tenderly. The person outside knocked again.
โHey Cameo, open up! These kids just showed up. They say they know you and your girl,โ Tanner said from the other side of the wall.
โHis girl?โ A familiar voice shrieked from the outside. โCameo, you have a girl now?โ The hatch flew open and Harley and Ethanielโs faces stood framed in the opening. Harley screamed when she saw them sitting cuddled against each other under the blanket. She slammed the door closed. โIf you werenโt going to keep it PG, you at least could have said something!โ
Infinity and Cameo looked at each other and burst out laughing. Cameo opened the hatch and climbed out, wiping tears from his eyes. He wrapped Harley in a hug. โWe werenโt doing anything, you doof! If we werenโt going to keep it PG we would have said something. Itโs good to see you, Giz.โ He turned to Ethaniel, who had leaned against the side of the bus with a smug grin on his face. He shook his head.
โI knew it was only a matter of time,โ he said, smirking.
Cameo threw his hands in the air. โHa ha. Very funny. Jerk.โ Ethaniel laughed. โHowโre the gunshots?โ
Ethaniel put a hand to his torso and grimaced. โPainful. Very painful. But the doc said I'll be good in a few days.โ He frowned. โOr was it weeks?โ
Harley rolled her eyes. โIt was definitely weeks, you moron.โ
โYou know you love me.โ
Harley stuck out her tongue. Cameo smiled and walked over to Infinity and helped her out of the bus. The four of them turned to Tanner and Cameo introduced the newcomers.
โThis is my cousin, Harley, and her, umโฆโ Cameo glanced at Ethaniel, unsure of how to finish the sentence.ย
โHarleyโs boyfriend, Ethaniel. Very nice to meet you,โ he said, sticking his hand out. Tanner shook his head and took Ethanielโs outstretched hand.
โThese people have weird friends,โ he said, an amused smile on his face.481Please respect copyright.๏ผฐ๏ผฅ๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผฎ๏ผกcQsg1Gyh6z