Thread:ThisIsXenon/@comment-32460917-20190603090203/@comment-32273133-20190613003426

Minutes pass, first ten, then twenty. Delphi finishes sorting, and then watches Calidi, chewing on her lip.

Meanwhile, Clay is pacing in the kitchen.

''Am I doing the right thing? He looks like he's in so much pain, and he didn't even want to do this. ''His cup is abandoned in the sink, and he looks like he's visibly restraining himself from grabbing it. ''Not again. Don't do this again. You can beat it this time. It's all in your head. Stop worrying and thinking about it and focus on what's important:  him, and his recovery. No matter how awkward it may be to try and talk to him now. ''

He took a deep breath, and re-enters the room. His smile comes a little easier this time.

"How are you feeling? Meds kicked in at all yet?"