All Hearts Must Bleed

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t either. It was just... there, I guess. But at the same time, it felt so peaceful. So loud yet so quiet. So, exhilarating yet calming at the same time. It was during afternoon drives l

any unnecessary fights between you two today. Yo

t you said

ew mirror. Luckily for him, he was staring aloofly at the majestic

could do is be there to support him. Is that clear?" She waited for a resp

say or do anything dumb, I

Corolla just beside the driveway, where an emotionless

ing out of the car without e

g him and lifting him off the ground,

ep and weary voice, with a wry smile. "You know

y of that Ryan. It's been a whole

a light forehead kiss. "Missed you too mom" he returned the tight hug. "Alrigh

le. Two years to be exact. But something about this one felt a little different. And he was beginning to really dig it

You know what happened the

y stars that this is the last place on earth I'd want to be" he repl

suit almost immediately, "... hello to you to" he com

of the driveway. "Excuse me? Am I talking to myself back there?"

her that it was best she left things as they were. "It's cool. Let's just go home. Can't wait to taste some decen

you" she said, not looking at anyon

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ly home, for good. And there were no words to describe how happy she felt. But the figure seated in the back looked a very different character. He watched his mother once again look at her son lik

erned, this was just Ryan putting mom through another heartbreak session. This time, even If it could be slower, it'd reap the same results. But he wasn't going to be a sitting duck this time. Sure

he house right? Are we gonna sit all day

ped out her moment if so

disgust as his mom and elder brother kept discussing and laughing and ha

er with her other, charming child. "Jeez, what's the hurry?" she sa

nd walked in, caring little to nothing about whatever anybody had to say. From the looks of things, neither his mom

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st at the opposite the end of the dining table. His mom was seated oppo

nice, I mean, I

t along, the more they conversed, traded jokes and did anything but have a bad time, the more it infuriated the eighteen-year-old seated betw

heart and pass the ju

f him, he accidentally jabbed it with his finger, and guess who wa

" Mrs. Boaz said with

got up from his chair, dri

id with a wry smile on his face, trying t

? You knew it was gonna pour on

rry man, it wa

rked. Suddenly the atmosph

s, apo

Nobody. Don't you think you've done enough to hurt mom? To hurt this family? And now you think you can just waltz your way in here, and everyone's

rcu

'd yo

ight. What you

and seizing the opportunity, threw a powerful right Hook of own, connecting perfectly, sending his older brother to the floor in a second. "Yeah, that's right. Do something abo–" before he could cele

That's

tred. Sure they were never really on the same page, at least not for a while, but this time... this felt reall

anger. "Fuck you, and fuck this" he

ou get ba

was about to follow him up the stairs.