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Valk had ZERO IDEA on where he was going but, he knew he needed to get out of there. What happened at Boombox's place can NEVER happen again ANYWHERE. This damn nightmares we're ruining him.. Gods, EVERYTHING WAS RUINING HIM. Whyyyy can't he just be NORMAL like everybody else.
Valk continued to spiral as he aimlessly ran around Playground desperately trying to find a bus to Crossroads but, no luck. Valk had left almost everything at Boombox's due to how panicked he was when he COWARDLY left. Now he was stuck, he was stuck and lost with no phone plus no idea on where he was going.. Great this was just great. The more Valk wandered the more distressed he became. He could feel the sweat dripping from his face and palms and everything around him started to become a blurry mess. Every time he passed another demon they'd stare at him like he was crazy. Suddenly everything around him became louder... Whispers, the sounds of cars, people's footsteps. Valks breathing grew heavy It was all too much, he couldn't handle it. Everything was blurry, his head hurt, and so did his legs from walking. He stopped and stared down at his sweaty hands in frustration, Gods how long had he been walking??? It felt like forever WHY COULDN'T HE JUST FIND A DAMN BUS ALREADY??
"Hey, uhm.... You ok?"
"Wuh..?" Valk said as he looked up to see a red horned demon standing in front of him, he could hardly make out the demons face before tears began to stream down his face. He was probably on the verge of passing out already due to how heavily he's been sweating but he couldn't take it anymore. Everything too much to deal with right now.
"Woah! ookayyy guess that's my answer." The red horned demon said. "Jeez man, you look like you're about to die."
"Thanks.. That REALLY helps..." Valk spat out as he tried to calm himself down. He was right though, at this point Valk was struggling to even keep himself standing up he felt like he was gonna fall over at any given moment
"Ah! sorry, my bad.. Listen there's a little cafe nearby I could take you there so you can ... be in a.. calmer environment ?? I guess."
"That.. Would be helpful.." Valk replied as he tried to wipe the tears off his face
"ight, follow me then!" The red horned demon said as he began to walk off, He turn his head a bit to see Valk was just standing there still. "Oh.. do you.. need some help?" The red horned demon asked as he walked back over to Valk and extended his hand for him to grab
"Yes.. Please." Valk replied as he took the demons hand and began to walk with him
This is pathetic.
You're PATHETIC.
Valk sat in the cafe at a small with the red horned stranger and he felt so relieved.. The cold air of the conditioner hitting his face and just the general calming atmosphere made him feel a million times better. He was finally able to get a better look at the demon who brought him here.
The demon wore a helmet with a red strip down the center with two checker strips as outlines and a plain red tank top with a pair of shoulder and elbow pads.
"Hey so I never got your name." The demon said as he grabbed his small cup of water to take sip.
He didn't know who Valk was..
"Va.. Microphone or just.. Mic." Valk replied
"Mic.. OK!! I'm Skateboard but yyoouu can call me Skate!" Skateboard said with a wide grin
Valk had never been so vulnerable in front of a stranger but, the fact that it was a stranger and not someone he knew somehow made it... Feel a lot less embarrassing. He'd rather die than get help from anybody close to him, it might ruin things but, he has absolutely no relation with skateboard so, it's ok ! Yeah it's ok... Probably not ok that he felt more comfortable with a stranger than someone he knows but he's not gonna dwell on that.
"So, you feelin any better?" Skateboard asked.
"Yeah.. Much better. Thank you" Valk said as a weak smile formed on his face.
"You seemed a little lost, there somewhere you needa be?" Skateboard asked as he took another sip of his water
"I was.. Trying to find a bus to Crossroads but, honestly, I don't think I can handle that" Valk replied as he looked down in shame
"Ohh... Well... You could crash at my place in the meantime.. If you wanna.." Skate said as he nervously held onto his cup with both hands "I know we just met and all but, I wanna help ya out."
"That.. Would be nice." Valk replied.
Valk thought he might regret this later.. worst case scenario he was gonna kidnap and kill Valk but he didn't seem like that type of guy he didn't look capable of it either... So the two left the coffee shop and headed for Skateboards house.
Meanwhile at Boombox's house, Boombox had messaged Dom asking for help on finding Valk, he knew Valk would be upset if he found out he told Dom but Dom knew Valk better than literally anyone.
"So he just up and left?" Dom asked as he began to look through the stuff Valk had left behind.
"Yeah.. I don't know exactly when he left... I didn't even realize he was gone.."
"Mhm..."
"I'm so sorry.. I should've told you he was here when he arrived I-" Boombox began to speak before Dom quickly cut him off.
"It's alright. I assumed he was here anyways. Didn't wanna bother him" Dom sighed as he continued to dig through Valk's things "Damn he brought a lot of stuff" Dom whispered "Did he tell you how long he planned on staying?"
"He only mentioned staying for another week." Boombox replied as he fidgeted with his gloves.
"Mmm.. Well if he comes back let me know." Dom said as he took Valk's things and began to walk towards the apartment door.
"Are you.. Not gonna look for him???" Boombox asked as he trailed behind Dom.
Dom turned around and stared down Boombox, this.. made Boombox incredibly anxious but he needed to know because there was absolutely no way Dom was just gonna allow his brother to wander Playground like that.
"No, I'm not. He's a grown man, he can figure things out himself." Dom replied "He knows what he's doing." He added as he walked out the door, leaving Boombox.
Boombox was absolutely flabbergasted by how little Dom seemed to care.. That was his BROTHER he was abandoning over a stupid argument.. Boombox didn't have any siblings but he would never abandon them like that if he did.
But maybe Dom is right.. Maybe Valk is fine.. Maybe Valk doesn't need help.
Maybe Valk doesn't need you.