I remember the look on his face.”Dr. Gay sex “Or someone who reminded him of himself?” Adrian’s mouth tightened. “You and Bobby,” she continued softly, “share a wound. “Now get the fuck out of my sight.”Adrian stood there for a moment longer, trying to breathe through the tightness in his chest. Patronizing.And that was enough to make Adrian finally snap.”Don’t talk to me like I’m a child,” he barked, his voice rising, coarse and furious. She let the silence breathe. Both of you!””Sir, we need you to calm down.””Fuck calm!”His body strained against itself, muscles twitching uselessly, arms shaking with rage as his dead legs sat beneath him like someone else’s. “Your teacher said you don’t talk to the other boys. “You’re not bad-looking, Adrian. Kind. And he looked at himself. A small toy car was gripped in his hand, silent and unmoving.The child could hear him. But Nick gave him nothing. “If I could take it back,” he said. He looked at Marcus like he was a stranger asking for too much on a train platform.”You shouldn’t.”Marcus blinked, startled. He was young. Adrian’s breath caught as he recognized the profile before the details had time to sharpen.Bobby.Sitting in the chair closest to the bed. By the time he reached the dormitory, dawn was already
