by Leo Eskandari » Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:48 pm
Molly appeared to steel herself before asking, "Is... is it really you Leo?"
"Yeah. I sound different but it's me," Leo responded.
She opened her mouth to say something but Edward cut in to ask, "Tell us something only you would know."
"You once ate a beetle on a dare," Leo said.
Edward turned red. "It's him."
Molly rolled her eyes and smiled sadly. "It's good to hear your voice, no matter how it sounds."
"I don't know if I can say the same," Leo said gruffly, "Not after what you did."
"Leo... we're so, so sorry about how things went down. We both betrayed you and abandoned you when you needed us. And then we gave up on you. We don't expect you to ever forgive us. We just..." Edward said, obviously unsure of what to say next.
"So now you suddenly care?" Leo said defensively.
Molly looked at her feet, biting her lip so as not to cry. Edward said, "We forgot how much you meant to us. That much is true. But we still care. We just... went a bit mental when you caught us together and showed us you were a mutant, all at the same time. It overwhelmed us and we handled it in just about worst way. You deserve better than us."
Molly continued, "All we want is to know if you're doing alright and that you're somewhere you can find some happiness in spite of everything you've been through."
Leo was quiet for a long moment before he answered. "I'm... still workin' on figuring out who I am now. But... I'm alright. And I think I am somewhere I need to be. Somewhere good, where I can do good.
And maybe I can't forgive you two for hurtin' me like that... but I do hope you can make each other happy.
That's... all I wanted to say."
"I guess that's all we could have hoped for," Molly said with a sniff, "Thanks for hearing us out."