Chapter 134

I grab his head, placing it onto my lap and brushing the black lock's of hair that are coated in his blood. I cradle his body close to me, peering down at him and watching as the tears fall from my cheeks and onto his face. "Stay awake," I whisper. "Stay awake. Stay with me. You can't leave me alone. You can't." "You're not gonna be alone," He gurgles. "Liam... you'll have Liam." "Liam's gone, dad," I cry. "He's not coming." "He is," My dad argues, raising his voice and attempting to push himself up. He fails, falling back into my arms. "He's not leaving you. He's not leaving you behind like I did." I shake my head weakly and bite down on my lip. So hard that I draw blood and soon enough the taste of coppery blood fills my mouth. "It wasn't your fault. You were hurt and-" "There's no excuse, Ron," He cuts me off gruffly, heaving up more blood. "No excuse for what I did. Liam isn't going to screw up like me. T