"Hey," and it's a real fight to keep from sounding half as scared as he feels all of a sudden, "hey, no, don't cry, it's okay." He clutches tight to Mulcahy. "It's okay. It's okay."
For a little while, that's all Radar can say. Like a skipping record, or like it'll come true if he just says it enough times, he repeats those two words over and over, so quiet nobody will ever hear it outside the garden.
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Date: 2024-10-28 09:22 pm (UTC)"Hey," and it's a real fight to keep from sounding half as scared as he feels all of a sudden, "hey, no, don't cry, it's okay." He clutches tight to Mulcahy. "It's okay. It's okay."
For a little while, that's all Radar can say. Like a skipping record, or like it'll come true if he just says it enough times, he repeats those two words over and over, so quiet nobody will ever hear it outside the garden.