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FUCK YEAH WE GOTTA RENAME
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A REAL GENUIIIIIINE RENAME
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The Fox • a year ago
( Jekyll1886 Here we are! )
It turns out Utterson needed all the luck he could get.
Two hours passed with the man trying and failing to comfort the wailing, unhappy drunk from outside the door, staff by his sides offering their own encouraging words to the situation with no effect. Enfield deflected it all with miserable splutters of emotional wailing alongside the occasional well aimed shoe. And with time passing, he grew more and more dejected and weepy, his voice falling into more and more into broken sobs.
Things went like this till, at last, with another kind call, he grew quiet. Gabriel took the opportunity and slipped in to the room and every so quietly came around the bed to find an absolutely red faced, wretched Richard curled up in a ball; his form tucked into the bedside's corner with a bottle in hand and three others, all empty, behind him.
He had his back turned to Utterson as he took a seat beside him.
" Hello. "
" ...... "
" I see you've gone through a little bit of drink. Quite the prodigious feat I must say. "
A mumble.
" Hmm...? "
Richard's torn voice struggled to keep from cracking as he sniffed.
" Why can't you take the hint and leave me alone?
I...I don't want to be bothered right now! "
A stray tear ran sloppily down his warm face.
" I'm worried about you, that's why. I just wanted to see how you were doing... "
It was apparent that he wasn't faring well, aside from the obvious. Something hung heavy on his mind and it seemed to have all spilled out after Gabriel and Regina's discovery earlier. Utterson sighed and pulled out his handkerchief and wiped his right cheek clean before offering it to Enfield.
" You know how much of a worry wort I can be. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
Lewis heard the two-hour back-and-forth between Utterson and Enfield. He sympathized with Gabriel, but knew his friend was far better at handling Richard in this state than Weir was. Lewis wagered that not only would his own presence likely be little help, it might actually exacerbate the situation.
Therefore, Weir'd done his best not to let the noise get to him. He'd finished the cider and, after it, the contents of the flask he kept in his pocket, not feeling it meet to impose further upon Utterson's hospitality.
When their voices quieted, Lewis took a chance and stole to the door of the guestroom, bag in hand.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Richard took his handkerchief and cleaned himself up; wiping his face and blows his nose long and hard. Gabriel smiled softly and pat his shoulder.
" There now...that's better. "
He went and picked up the empty bottles and got up.
" Now let's get this cleaned up and have Lewis look you over. "
" I don't WANT to f*cking see him.... "
" Why not? "
" Cause there's nothing WRONG with me! "
He took a frustrated swig and then clutched his bottle close, scowling at Utterson, who, with a polite knit of his brows, tried to be helpful.
" Well then, if you truly believe that, you should let him know. It'd do no good to stay huddled up here and leave him to wonder why he can't see you yet. "
" Or he can just go home already... "
" Richard... "
He sighed and throw the bottles in the rubbish bin and settled beside his cousin again.
" I have no doubt you'll tell me not to pry and I can accept that; it isn't my business...but why did you feel the need to do this? "
His kin looked away from him.
" A-ah, let me rephrase that...
This week was going really well for us. You were going about everything and keeping your temper reined in and I can be nothing but proud of your for it. But this...this is something I didn't think would happen so quickly. "
Enfield tried to scoot away but Utterson took his shoulder a soft, sympathetic grip.
" If there's something you would like to tell us, you can do that. Lewis and I are willing to listen. You just need to speak up.
I won't force you to tell me, but it would put me at ease if you did.
What's on your mind? What can we do to help you right now? "
" Like you can really want to... "
" Huh? "
He let his grip fall away as the other clenched his teeth and stood up, stumbling his way to his closet where he proceeded to crawl into and hide; downing a good portion of his drink once situated.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
There came a gentle rapping at the guestroom door.
"Sorry to intrude," said Lewis softly. "May I listen with my stethoscope? Just to ensure nothing's amiss," he added.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" Ah, Lewis. "
He got up and came to his side, his voice lowered to a more discreet volume.
" You've come at a bad time unfortunately. I've gone and mangled it again. "
Utterson looked to the closet and back.
" I think there's something on his mind he doesn't want to talk about. He's starting acting like he did back in Paris.
I tried to talk to him but he's too moody to get through to him. "
A pause.
" I get the feeling it has something to with us though. Or at least something we did. That, or it was from when Regina and I had sat him down earlier. I don't so though because he didn't pull any attitude on us. He wasn't even the least bit angry.
He was scared. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"And he's angry now?" Lewis sought to confirm.
"Is it to do with me, then--perhaps the fact that I'm a doctor--or...?" he wondered.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" Yes, or at least he's defensive. "
Lewis spoke further.
" Maybe he's starting to feel caged in? I know he agreed to stay here but he might not have expected to get so restless. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"Perhaps," Weir agreed with Utterson.
"Richard," Lewis ventured, still at the threshold. "May I ask what's the matter?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" hHHHRMMMMMM "
Richard tucked his legs close and chugged down the rest of his drink, eyes peeking furiously from between old suits.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
Weir peeked around Utterson to get a look at Enfield and his environs.
"Suit yourself," he punned with a wry smile.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" What the f*ck did you just SAY?!? "
He stood up abruptly, entangling himself in the various garments with a wild curse.
How could he!? How could HE make a joke at HIM?!? In his own room in his own cousin's house! Who did he think he was pulling that SH*T out of his ASS!! God help him if he thought he could get away with it!!!
Richard threw the suits back with a growl turned snarl and stomped up to Lewis with eyes ablaze and fists curled tight. Utterson stepped in between them to keep Enfield from getting in Weir's face little success. The other man's face burning the familiar beet red he was regrettably known for.
" The F*CK did YOU just SAY! "
" Richard please! He didn't mean to upset you! He didn't mean-- "
He was cut off by an attempted pass from his furious kin which he did his best to block.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
"Forgive me for trying to lighten the mood," said Weir, pitch and eyebrows going up and eyes widening in surprise as he turned the palm of his free hand toward Enfield. "It felt like a funeral in here. The pun was situational, not meant at your expense. I apologize if it came across that way. 'Twas not my goal to make you angrier, certainly."
Inwardly, he prayed Gabriel got out of harm's way, given Richard was apparently irrational at the moment.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" Oh yeah SURE it WAS... "
Richard tried to close the distance again before Utterson pushed him back.
" Let's just poke the bear HUH???? Let's just POKE the BEAR!! He can't BITE back or anything! OOOOHHhh nnNNNOOOO!! He's tame enough! Oh yes!! "
" We aren't here to make fun of you! We're not to hurt you or anything!
Lewis just wants to give you look around, that's all!
Stress tears budded at the corners of his eyes as he looked to Gabriel before turning away and crawling back into his lonely corner and closing the door the best he could with his knees against its form.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
Weir came to the closet and knelt beside Enfield, setting his doctor's bag down.
"Richard, I'm genuinely sorry," Lewis apologized. "My response to tension is often humor. I swear on my sister's life I meant no ill by it," he said, his look beseeching, his tone earnest.
"All I've come here for is a little listen to your heart--that's all. To make certain you're alright. If there's nothing wrong, that's wonderful. Wouldn't it set your mind at ease to know it? Wouldn't it set your cousin's? Surely a few seconds of your time are worth that, aren't they?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" Not to mention Desirae! " chimed in Gabriel.
" You have yet to write your letter and if you let us have just a little look over you, you can tell her all is well. If not, then that's a step forward. We can help treat you like we have been. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"That's a good point," opined Lewis.
"I didn't realize you'd not yet written her," he said to Richard.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Richard said nothing to anything they had said.
His temper made it hard to focus on their proposition, his emotions evaporating any patience he had had. It whipped him one way and another and tangling his mind in the coils of its hot embrace; keeping all sense and reason at bay like a tamer with whip in hand.
Everything they had said feel on deaf ears, save for the mention of the one true person dear to his heart, outside of his cousin and perhaps his own self confidence.
Her faced flashed in mind and then to his heart, a sense of passionate fury from the imagine vision. In his mental center, she walked in and took him by the ear, yanking on him with nothing short of furious outrage. She yelled all sorts of nagging in his ear as she took him by his collar and glared straight into his gaze.
Behind him came a gentler image, one of love and worry. This Desire wrapped her hands around him and pulled him close. Her words were honest and true, but most importantly, they were vulnerable, tender...
Slowly a number of doubles came into awareness, each encapsulating another trait of his olive heart.
One waded through the masses pushed close to his ear, hand running down his center. She smiled impishly as she...
He spent a few minutes in quiet joy before blinking and breaching back into the conscious world. It seemed that he had spent so much time thinking about his other half that all anger had scattered to the winds.
Remembering where he was and what was happening, his frustration returned somewhat but left enough room for reason to turn him around and out of his corner.
" Fine.
I'll let you check me over. But next time you best just leave. "
There still was the thoughts from earlier bothering him but he did his best to keep it all from showing. He also did his best to keep from showing off in front of the duo, stiffly walking to the bed and taking a seat with hands strategically placed.
Utterson took a breath and simply acted normally.
" Thank you so much Richard. I promise, I'll make this all up to you tomorrow. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
Lewis nodded and retrieved his stethoscope.
"'Won't take ten seconds," he assured Enfield.
Weir listened to Richard's heart and then lungs. "Take a deep breath, please."
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
He did as instructed, taking in air air as best he could. It was shallower than if he were sober but it was good enough in his opinion.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"Your heart is fine," Dr. Weir pronounced. "Your lungs are struggling a bit, but not to the point your life is in danger. Your breathing should improve once the alcohol's run its course. Thank you for your cooperation. Please try to stay hydrated if you can."
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" That's...good. "
He swallowed, shifting uncomfortably. Inwardly, under all the drink, he realized how much of anactual ass he'd been for something so easy. And considering the fact that he had technically started the situation also...
Well. If anything at least he could see it for himself.
Richard looked away from him with a huff.
" Well thank you. If anything though, you could've just told me what you wanted earlier and this all would've been easier. "
He was more than aware of his hypocrisy but didn't seek to show it.
" Since your here anyways, I'd like to ask you something. "
Enfield looked to Utterson with a cough.
" Privately. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
You were in no state to cooperate earlier, Lewis thought but wisely refrained from saying.
"Very well," Weir agreed. Doctor-patient confidentiality was a sacred trust.
He looked to Gabriel with an upward nod and the barest hint of a smile, letting him know it'd be fine.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" I'll be outside then. "
The lawyer trotted out of the room and shut the door behind him. Since they might be talking for a little bit, he decided to head to the kitchen for a much needed cup of tea.
Once Gabriel had left, Enfield cleared his throat and looked up at Lewis.
" So....how much longer am I going to be doing this? "
This being the regiment of his shots.
" An exact estimate is really all I need. "
He seemed nervous as he waited for his answer.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"It depends how quickly you can stand to be off the opium," answered Lewis. "I've opted for a moderate approach, which should put us at two to three months, depending upon your body's reaction and your willpower both. We could hasten the pace, but you'd have a rougher go. Or we could slow it. Your discretion, really. Do let me know if you wish to alter it.
"By the by," he added, "I'm not against you having a little drink now and then. It's merely that the amount you've imbibed tonight wouldn't be good to mix with your regular dose of opium, or I'd happily administer it to you now."
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago • edited
Richard's tone bordered on a low growl, a wisp of anger passing through him.
" But it was you who said you were getting me off BOTH. So no, I can't just have a drink here and there. "
A snort followed by a sneer.
" I'm surprised I'm not on the streets already.
Having you come over everyday, having staff look back at me like I'm some animal, Utterson taking time with me only for it to be wasted..."
His voice grew more and more bitter as he went on.
" But nevermind that right. EVERYONE give a sh*t about me right? Regina, Gabriel, my own f*cking MOM....They wanted this to happen. Babysitting a grown was ABSOLUTELY what they wanted to do..."
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
Weir closed his eyes. Took a breath in...and out, as he sought to retain his composure.
Opened them again and addressed Enfield.
"Actually, it's Gabriel who wants you off both. I just don't want you mixing alcohol and opium in such quantities that you expire prematurely. We took you off the booze because we thought it would mean there'd be no chance of that happening.
"However, I was unaware Gabriel kept any alcohol in the home. As you've proven you will drink, I'd advise drinking only in moderation, so that I may continue to administer your other 'medicine'. It beats opium withdrawal all to Hell."
A pause, as he considered whether to address Richard's other concern.
"As for looking after you, I'm attempting to give you a physician's care. Pro bono, I might add. It beats having the others hazard their guesses as to how to treat you.
"Of course, you are a man of free will, and there is nothing stopping you from throwing in the towel and dying in a gutter or some opium den, if that is your wish.
"But I have seen men die in agony, Richard," he related, a distant, haunted look coming to his eye. "Just as I have seen and experienced the agony of grief. I would spare you the former and Gabriel and Desirae the latter, if it is within my power.
"It is, however, your choice--for what would life be without it?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" That's not what I'm getting at. "
He paused as he considered his words.
" This whole thing...
I agreed to this like a fool. I know that in the end it's all for naught. I'll find some way to botch everything up and you and him are finally going to realize what a stupid idea this was. "
His eyes drifted down to the floor.
" I'm a scoundrel. No more, no less. And I can't really change that. "
A false note of arrogance.
" Not that I really want to anyways. I can't really get more perfect then I already am. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"You've had one setback, Richard. One. The path to freedom is not without the occasional stumble or four. It's like a rider falling off a horse--the important thing is to remount and carry on.
"Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with being a scoundrel. 'Tis better than being a cad. You don't need to be perfect--to be an angel. Merely a man. So you know you have proclivities--express them in a healthful manner. Manage them. It's not either/or--it's both/and.
"You've a taste for vintages? Mollify it. Dose yourself without overindulging. A moderate amount does no harm; a great will kill you.
"You've the need for opium? We're working on tapering that off. All it takes is time.
"You've a desire for opium, beyond the need? Ask yourself why. Ask yourself what it does for you, what you were seeking to accomplish when you first got in the habit. What feeling, what need, drove you to it? Identify that, and you can address the root cause. No one says 'I'm feeling just fine and dandy--perfectly happy--I think I'll jeopardize that by becoming an addict.' No one. There's always a reason.
"You are stronger than you know, Richard," he said in earnest. "Dare yourself to succeed: Get back on that horse and canter the blighter!"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago • edited
Richard blinked back flabberghasted. For a moment, he merely gaped disbelieving at the doctor.
This was completely unexpected.
By all means, this wasn't quite the fight he was looking for. Normally this would be the point were most would get infuriated or frustrated, or at the very least, start on their path there and start cursing him or begging him to see sense. Gabriel in particular leaned more to the latter; either steaming under the hood while trying desperately to keep his sense about him or simply becoming depressed and mild.
He was just a snappy person at times. There was no helping his nature. And as such, he's learned to expect people leaving his side. That's fine. People leave him all the time.
But this...? Enfield would be lying if he said he wasn't slightly off put, maybe even a little offended.
This isn't how it's supposed to go...
Confusion budded at the edge of his shock. How was he supposed to react? Had Lewis simply not heard his last statement? Did the doctor really care? Was this just how he was with patients???
A soft warmth in his head warned him of an incoming migraine. Shaking his head, he left his crowded thought and cleared his throat.
" Well uhm...See here...I didn't want to... "
He stammered as a bead of sweat ran down his brow. Eventually his voiced morphed into a thin murmur.
" F*ck.... "
He pounded a fist on the bed.
" Now hold on a minute! "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"Alright," said Lewis with a nod, perfectly reasonable. "Take your time."
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" You're just saying that! "
He stood up and started pacing around the room.
" This is all a ruse! You just to feed my some easy bullsh*t so that you can make Gabriel feel better when you tell him! It's just bait for you and him to keep at this nonsense! "
His mind whirled with all the possible excuses he could make. It didn't matter if he believed them or not, so long as it stirred up the situation and made it right again.
" It's all a joke! A cruel joke!
You'll point and laughed the moment I fall for it a-and try and fail! "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
Weir tilted his head at Enfield, observing.
"Richard..." he asked after a moment, as he put the pieces together, "are you convinced I'll leave you, too, so you try to push me away?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" NO! "
His feet caught and he nearly fell to the ground. He found his balance once again and faced Lewis with a forced laugh.
" You don't even like me to begin with! Like hell I care if you leave or not! "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"Your stumbling over your own feet says otherwise," Weir stated calmly, eyebrow raised.
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
Enfield growled, trying his best to keep himself together.
" And what of it...
I'm drunk remember? "
He came up to the bed and reached underneath it. Groping around, he grasped one of the last of his cache and opened it.
" And I can get a whole drunker if you want me too. "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
Lewis kept the brow raised and refrained from rolling his eyes.
"You could," he said with a shrug. "Free will and all, as I've said.
"I am curious, however, what it is you're currently trying to prove, and how you wish me to react. Does this sort of behavior typically work with Gabriel?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" I'm trying to get you to tell the truth! Gabriel has nothing to do with this! "
He went to take a swig but stopped himself before drink touched his lips. A thought suddenly occurred to him.
This was what Weir wanted. He was goading him so he could get a laugh out of him! That's it! And if not, it was to...It was so he could...
Well, it doesn't matter! It's probably just meant to make him a fool!
With a confident smile, he closed the bottled and throw a coy look the doctor's direction.
" Nice one Lewis...Nice one!
I almost fell for your little round around! "
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"I don't know why you're always so convinced I'm lying whenever I tell you the truth, Richard. Frankly, it baffles me. 'Also strikes me as a defense mechanism, to be honest, though I don't know from what. Is it that you can't handle the truth?"
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
A furious blush crossed his features at the mention of a defense mechanism.
" Cut the sh*t doctor! Don't even f*cking JOKE about that! "
His free hand curled tight and trembled while his face bordered on a snarl.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago
"Richard," said Lewis with a quiet calm and an earnest tone. "Look upon my face. Study my expression if you wish.
"Tell me, when you've done so, if I look like a man who is joking."
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The Fox  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
" Why should I? You LOOK like a joke. "
He glared at Lewis before turning to the door. He threw the door open and snarled on his way out.
" That said, I'm sick of your antics. Both you and Gabriel. "
He hurried down the stairs and stormed down into the parlor.
Utterson looked up from his book in surprise.
" Richard? What are you doi-- "
" I'm going out... "
" What!? "
The lawyer jumped to attention and tried to flank Enfield, but his cousin twisted out of his way and walked faster to the front door. Helplessly trying to catch his kin's attention, Utterson called out to the others.
" Lewis!! Regina!!! Can someone help me here??? "
His attention turned back to Richard as the man jostled the locked door. There was a foul tempered mumble he couldn't make out followed by his cousin storming back past him and to a nearby drawer where he digging around for the key.
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Jekyll1886  The Fox • a year ago • edited
"You're only fooling yourself, Richard," Weir called after him, serious as a funeral.
"Right now, you're self-sabotaging to boot," he continued as he descended the stairs.
"You're trying to make the both of us give up on you, trying to prove to yourself we never cared anyway. To what purpose, I know not. But that's exactly what's happening."
He shook his head.
"Not everyone is your father, Richard. Not everyone is going to abandon you. And you do have worth, whether you think so or not.
"I tell you the truth. I speak it frankly.
"Believe me or don't--that, I have no power over.
"I ask only that you be honest with yourself. For your own sake."
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Jekyll1886  Jekyll1886 • a year ago
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