Colin
"I love you, Lo.''
I say goodbye to him and I see the pain in his eyes. I feel like I broke him. He is hurting. I am hurting. We are both hurting.
"Come on son,'' Dad tells me even though he has been patient enough.
I have been holding lo for about fifteen minutes now and I don't want to let go of him.
"You will come to see me at the community," I remind him. "This is goodbye for now, not forever."
He nods.
He is trying to keep his composure. I have noticed that in front of other people, he doesn't like to show emotions. He has built a wall around him, one that no one else but me can penetrate. That should make me feel special but it only makes me sad.
I want to know what happened to him.
I want to know his past, and what happened to his mate but I feel like now is not the time to get all that information. I want to know what happened to him, and why his mate died.
"Call me when you get home?''
I nod.