by Toshiro Narumi » Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:44 pm
Tosh laid in an infirmary bed, hooked up to another IV as he recovered from blood loss and from being sedated so long. He was currently listening to his father explain his role in the whole affair. Tosh didn't know what to make of the revelation that the superhero he thought was so cool as a kid was, in fact, his dad. Not only that, but also that his dad let him forget what had happened before and, even when Tosh had started down the superhero path, hadn't prepared him for the possibility of his grandfather trying again.
No, he did know how he felt. He was angry. Well-intentioned as letting him have a semblance of normalcy was, it felt like a betrayal of trust. His dad had let him be miserably afraid for years without knowing why. He had thought he had just been a wimp. He knew he would eventually forgive him, but at the moment he couldn't.
"Please, say something," his father said.
Had he been lost in thought that long? He fought back his full anger and said, "I need you to get out."
"Son. I'm sorry. Please..." his father began.
But Tosh cut him off. "I..." he said with a sniff, anger threatening to give way to hurt, "I can't do this... not right now."
His father sighed and stood up, "I understand. We can... talk later." He left without further comment.
After his dad left, the dam burst and he quietly wept into his pillow.
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