Sister Dearest, I'm sorry

Starling lifted his gaze slightly to look at her when a small amount of silence stretched on, and he almost wished he hadnt. Anger was rare to see on his sisters face, and to see it directed at him...even if she wasnt looking at him. It hurt. A slow burning crawled up his throat, through his cheeks and his eyes and he just wanted to break down there. So maybe she could see he wasn't just choosing to not listen. Something was wrong and he was in pain and so scared and so...tired of all this. But, he listened to her, staring at the ground and trying not to cry. He hung his head, feeling so heavy and so tired, but he didn't dare speak. Not yet, not until he could breathe.

Slowly, he shook his head, his eyes closed tightly. "I-I know!" He stuttered out, his voice nothing but a gasp as he tried to get ahold of his breathing. "I-I know w-what you all say! B-but th-this is what I f-feel F-finch and I can't stop!! I've t-tried...I've tried s-so hard...I d-don't kn-know what to do anymore." His voice rose too, but not in anger. He looked at her in desperation, tears on the edges of his wide blue eyes before he quickly moved to his paws. He couldn't breathe, his chest felt so tight. "Mi dispiace Finch." He cried. He couldn't be in here anymore, he couldn't breathe. "Io...devo andare...Non riesco a respirare ." He whimpered in a pitched voice, quickly turning away from her to step out of the den and into the rain.

"Burn Baby Burn" || "Bruciare Bambino Bruciare"