CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SHANE

"I-," Leo said, but he had no response to what Shane had just confessed. He let out a frustrated sigh, running his hands through his hair as his gaze moved back to Shane, who looked like he was about to cry.

"Shane, it was stupid of me to think you were fine after what happened. I should have been more considerate of your feelings. You act so tough sometimes that I forget you're still a kid. I'm very sorry," Leo said as Shane stared at him for a moment before letting out an inaudible sigh.

"Sometimes you make it hard to stay mad at you, and yes, I should have said something, but everyone was going through so much shit."

"Language!" Leo warned.

"Seriously?" Shane signed, amusement evident in his eyes.

"You don't get to curse; you're still very young," Leo said, causing a smile to break out on Shane's face.

"I'm going to ignore you now," Shane signed. "Where was I? Yes, everyone was going through so much that I didn't want to burden all of us with my problems."

"I get that," Leo replied