Chapter 193

Kirstie walked in the kitchen and sat by Alex, who was still drying his tears. Avi stood up slowly and walked down the hall, going straight into Scott's room without knocking. Scott sat up and then stood from the bed, Mitch sitting up as soon as Scott's warmth left him. Scott stared at Avi for a second, and noticed his lip start to tremble. He took a few quick steps forward and grabbed him in a rough hug. Avi didn't hug back, but instead closed his eyes and rested his forehead against Scott's shoulder. Scott held him gently, not sure what else he could do to help if Avi was about to have a break down. "Mitchie, can you give us a second?" Mitch instantly got up and walked out the door, making brief eye contact with Scott. Avi finally let a tear fall, and Scott felt it on his bare arm. Scott ran one of his hands up and down Avi's back. "Hey, tough guy... You alright?" He spoke quietly, hoping not to embarrass him. Avi grabbed fistfuls of Scott's shirt, and tried