#Chapter 106: Undeserving Kindness

Olivia In the dim light of Alvin's house, we waited. It was an agonizing stretch of time, as seconds stretched into minutes, and the minutes into what felt like an eternity. Alvin lay on the couch, unconscious and vulnerable. The fierce beast from earlier was gone, replaced with the human I had known all my life. Yet, the image of his transformation was etched into my mind, an undeniable truth. Nathan sent Angela and Levi away. We wanted Alvin to wake up and only see the two of us, people who he used to trust more than anyone else. And now, we sat alone in Alvin’s dark living room, waiting for him to wake up from his sedative. Alvin’s house was a mess. Empty beer bottles lay on almost every surface. The fridge was completely empty. There was hardly any furniture aside from a run-down couch, a folding table, and a television. I imagined poor Alvin sitting in this house all alone with no one to talk to and nothing to do. No wonder he started to go stir crazy. This w