I could feel Blake’s eyes on me for every run after that, though, and I couldn’t shake the strange feeling I got every time we made eye contact.
I didn’t understand the fear swirling in her eyes, and frankly, it unnerved me.
That night, when I got back to the shack, I asked Riddick if he knew Blake and told him about our strange interaction.
He’d pursed his lips and cupped the side of my face, kissing me softly.
“Survive Leviathans, and I’ll tell you everything, Finn. I promise.”
Alexa Play: Young & Sad by Noah Cyrus
It was early November when I noticed the change in Finn. It was gradual, but I first noticed the light dying from his eyes on the first of the month.
Initially, I thought it was all in my head, but as the days went by, he seemed to get worse. I’d read everything I could possibly find online about ADHD, and I knew it could sometimes be misdiagnosed as depression, though that was more common in women.
So, when I asked Finn about his change in mood, and he brushed me off, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt.
However, on the morning of November 15th, when I couldn’t get him out of bed, Istarted to panic.
“Baby… you need to talk to me. If you don’t tell me what’s wrong, I can’t help you,” I whispered into his ear, brushing his soft, golden hair back from his normally sparkling, excited eyes.
Today, they were empty and dull. There was no life in his face, and I could barely get him to respond to me at all.
I didn’t know what the fuck to do.
He wouldn’t eat anything.
He wouldn’t talk to me.
He hadn’t even gotten up to take a piss.
I was truly on the verge of a full-blown panic attack when his phone buzzed on his end table, and I saw it was a message from Turtle.
“Baby, it’s your friend. You gonna answer that?” I asked hopefully.
No response.
“I’m just gonna see what he said, okay?”
Nothing.
Grinding my teeth together, I snatched up his phone to see what Turtle was messaging him about. Maybe he knew what was wrong with him…
My heart sank as I read the text.
The Turtle Man:
Hey, brother. I know today is a rough day, just wanted 2 let u kno I’m thinking of u. I kno it’s tough, but try 2 remember ur mom wouldn’t want u 2 b sad, bro. She loved u so much, man. Try not 2 stay in bed all day.
The Turtle Man:
I’ll swing by in a bit 2 check in on u
It felt like all my blood had turned to ice.
Today must be the anniversary of his mom’s death. We’d talked about her, but he’d never told me when she’d died.
Fuck.
