Apology

Carson stares after Frankie, a strange mixture of emotions stirring within him. Something was strange…something was wrong…yet this was Misty’s brother, whom she obviously cared about.

As Misty comes up and questions him, he looks down at her. His eyes show a strange pain that had brought on an unusual sense of quietness. Almost as if he’d been broken. Even his anger had been pushed aside.

“I guess I insulted him,” he replies. “I’m sorry, Misty.” He shrugs, his eyes apologizing, not wanting to hurt her. “If you want to see your brother, next time you can meet him alone so I don’t stir up any trouble.”

Inside, Carson debated with himself…he didn’t like the thought of Misty being alone with Frankie, but he could only bank on the hope that his threats had been enough, and if not, he’d have an excuse to beat Frankie to a pulp.