ldn't stop it, no matter what

as he lay on his bed silently. 'Ken ar

d not ans

g they all sat do

egan t

de. He had not moved for several minu

spoke tentatively

ing silently. She watched him wi

g' she told h

e no acknowledgement that

his fork and bringing it to him. 'Eat it' she tol

mouth and his m

slowly; the

eaning forwards with his elbows on the table

urned to embrace her, crying into h

ight; his mother tucked him in,

g the same wide eyed expres

room, it doesn't matter what time it is.' She waited for a response. None came. 'Sleep well'

the door to look back, be

e did, he dreamed of that hooded figure, of

ng. It took him several minutes to

me in

s head with his arms and crying,

d around, heart racing in his chest, pound

delicate voice

r stood. Ken recognised his silhouette in t

ed over

sister told him. 'W

later when Ken r

ed…' Ken said in a distant voice

r they stared at the fountain that had been bu

he families of the deceased had brought

he sunlight, and several of the flo

ible…' he hung his head, shoulders hunched, as his bod

oing so hard enoug

d from Mustang at all?

d to him. 'No one

arply to hide the

owly to class, thi

did die

acher speak. Instead, for the first half of the lesson, his eyes glazed over

d a flashback of that day when the door to the hall h

hands, screaming in horror at

hat had walked in stared in shock. To them,

nds and shaking violently. There were several rooms here, and Ken

and Ken's parents

ook hi

ter

Ken still had not seen nor

accept that he h

lyssa spoke, brea

aightening slightly,

d them other people milled about in the dimmed room, the only light