good intentions

Julian thought that keeping his eyes closed and himself curled up and his face hidden under his paws, he would be okay. The sob that had escaped his lips earlier had stayed in the air, making it heavier. His dark ears were pushed back against his head due to the fact that he was scared out of his mind. The soft rustles and the speech tossed around by the two caused him to shiver for a second, before everything went quiet. A soft rustle around him caused his paws to move slightly away from his face. Golden eyes landed on two faces in different directions of him. Two sets of eyes staring at him.

"It's alright. Just take a deep breath, okay?" an inhale and then an exhale "Just like that. Can you do that for me?"

His head moved in a soft almost invisible nod as he imitated the breathing exercise the female showed him just a moment ago. By the time he exhaled his eyes watered slightly again and golden orbs moved to the other set of eyes that looked at him too. Another voice came out.

"How'd you get out here, anyway, little dude?"

The words needed a few moments to settle into his mind before his ears flopped even more if that was possible and a few more tears rolled down his blonde cheeks. His words slipped out, cracking at the end. "H-he.. he left me." He began and let out a soft whine before finishing his sentence. "Dad left me.." He finally finished and curled up in a tighter ball, his eyes focusing on his paws before him. He still was trying to understand what was wrong with him so much that his family would leave him. That his mother won't look at him and that his siblings would run away from him. He was all alone and that was the worst feeling he ever felt. It tore his little heart apart.
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