Chapter 76. Till There Was You...

Keira tried to reach out her hand to touch Ben’s and comfort him. She was devastated to see him so desperate like that.

“We will get through this together, okay? Listen, you have me, Ben. Just don’t think that you are alone because you are not,” she said in a choked voice.

Ben didn’t say anything, but he took her hand that was reaching for him and gripped it tightly as if to confirm that he knew she was telling the truth.

They were silent for a while until he said, “I’m in a mess, Keira, a total mess! All those past memories seem to be taking over me again. Everything feels so gray, I’m so scared, I’m afraid I’ll end up hurting everyone just like my father did; I don’t want to be like him...” he hissed, his voice choking in his throat.

Keira felt her eyes heat up; she wished she could sit down and hug him, but her joints hurt so much that all she could do was hold onto his hand tightly and feel the warmth of his skin. She hoped that could comfort him. “You