"so, um.. When are you starting school? Weren't you supposed to start school before me?" I ask him.

I didn't want to break that silence.
That silence was the best silence ever.
It wasn't a bad type of silence.
It was the silence everyone needs.
Everyone needs that type of silence every once in a while.
The type of silence that lets you collect your thoughts.

"Oh, well. You were.. acting up.. so I asked if I could just start school when we get fosters or adopters." He tells me smiling slightly.
I nod my head.

ooft!

I had bumped into someone.
I really need to start looking in front of me.
"s-sorry.." I mutter.
I haven't interacted with strangers in such a long time.
I've gotten used to the people in the hospital, and haven't talked to many other people.

I still haven't looked up to see who it was, but Kyle was now talking to them.
Kyle is doing so much better than me.
He can communicate easily, talk with strangers, and interact properly.
You would never know how much he had went through unless he told them.

I finally decided to look up at them.
It was..
wait..
Aaron?

"Wait.. y-you are Aaron right..?"
I suddenly ask him.
He nods.
I assume he is looking at me, but it's hard to tell with the bandana.
I look down at the ground again picking at my fingers.
I have a bunch if things I do when I'm nervous, embarrased, etcetera.

Kyle tells him were going to the park and asks if he wants to come along.
I don't know why Kyle is being so friendly to a stranger.
Maybe he is trying to make friends?
It seems to early.
Seems to early to try again.
Seems to risky to put trust on people.
Or maybe it's just me?

He declines and we continue on our way to the park.
We finnaly reach the park after about 15 to 20 minutes.
Kyle runs over to the parkour area again. This time when the other kids approach him, we don't leave.
Well, at least not him.

When I realized it was the same exact kids, the same exact Zane, I wanted to run.
I wanted to run to the spot I didn't want to run.
The only comforting spot in this park had it's own bad uncomforting memories.

I recognized all of them.
Laurence, Vlyad, Garroth,... Zane..

They are all my possible brothers.

My eyes tear up as Zane sees me.
He starts to walk over, and I close my eyes slowly stepping back.
I step backwards, with closed eyes, hoping he won't be there.
Hoping when I open my eyes he will be gone.

I step back one more time, but this time there is no land below me for my foot to land on.
I feel myself falling backwards.
Before I fall into whatever was behind me someone catches me.
It happened so fast I barely knew what was happening.

But I have an idea of who that someone that caught me was.
I open my eyes.
Zane wipes away the tears on my cheeks and stands me upright.

I clear my throat.
"I-ive been trying. You know how you asked me to 'can you please just try?' Well I have been trying, and I have been better." I tell him trying to not cry again.

His face Imediatly falls and that hopful smile of his fades.
I can see how much guilt is in his eyes.

"H-hey! What are you doing! Leave her alone Zane!" I hear someone shout.
I feel zane's arms being tugged away from me and I lose my balance.
I instinctively close my eyes.
I feel warm hands grab my arm.