(VOTE FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS!)
"J-Jae I," Ashkan stuttered. The words stuck in his throat as his body shivered from the sudden skin contact.
"Stay still," She said. Her voice was muffled as she talked against his back. He felt the vibration of her voice which wasn't helping at all. "You know it's okay to not be okay, it's fine if you say that you are hurt. But…" she paused. "It's not fine if you keep fake smiles like that, and you are so good at it! how are we supposed to know that you are hurt!" she tightened her grip around him, as if like this her words were going to reach him.
"I-I never thought of it this way," He struggled to pull the words out of his throat. "I mean, everyone is just dealing with enough none sense as it is." He held his head low.
