Chapter 116

Alex opened the door quickly to the stairwell, but when he started to run up the stairs, he only made it about two flights up before he almost tripped over Scott, sitting on one of the stairs with his head in his hands. Alex smiled and sat down beside him. "Hello! Why are you hiding? Is this a game of some kind?" "No, Xand. It isn't a game." Scott replied tiredly. "You sound annoyed. Did I annoy you? I can leave... But I was sort of, instructed to find you..." Scott shook his head at him. "You can stay. You're not annoying. I'm just... Angry." "I can tell. I can almost feel it..." Alex admitted quietly, while Scott moved to sit sideways on the stair, leaning his back on the wall to the right of the staircase. Alex moved to sit on the stair below Scott's, and leaned into Scott's side. Scott put his arm over Alex's shoulders, and thought about how much different Alex's shoulders felt in comparison to Mitch's. Alex sat there in Scott's comfort, staring at his own hands. "I... I've been th