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“Will…” came the small voice from the doorway. Will turned, Kayla was standing in the doorway, tears running down her face. Her shoulders shook with sobs.
“Hey, hey, what happened,” Will held his hands out in front of himself, holding her shoulders. She scrubbed at her face, her breaths coming in short and shakily.
“She…” Kayla pressed her face into Will’s chest, “she said no… she’s… she’s straight…”
“Oh, hey, it’s okay,” Will ran his fingers through her hair, “it’s gonna be alright Kay.”
“Everything hurts,” she sobbed, “it hurts so bad Will. I love her.”
“I know,” Will whispered, “and you’re so lovely, if she’s straight there’s nothing that you can do.”
“I shouldn’t have opened my mouth… I shouldn’t… I shouldn’t have said anything,” Kayla said, “I should’ve just shut up…”
“It’s a good thing that you admitted it,” Will said, “I’m so sorry Kay, It hurts and I know it hurts. But now you know, she can’t be leading you on anymore.”
“You said I’d feel better when I told her,” Kayla gripped the back of Will’s shirt, “I don’t. I don’t, Will. I feel so much worse.”
“I know, I know,” Will put his chin on Kayla’s head, rubbing gentle circles on her back.
Kayla was whimpering and sobbing, her entire body shaking.
“What’s going on?” Austin asked, the door creaking open, “what’s wrong?”
Will pressed one hand to his lips. The general message was pretty clear comfort now, ask later.
Kayla whimpered, her tears were staining Will’s shirt.
“Pile?” Austin suggested, gently headbutting Kayla’s shoulder.
She whimpered again and nodded. Will patted the back of her head.
Kayla wiped her face, separating herself from Will’s arms. Will flopped down on his bunk, Kayla crawled on after him, laying her head on Will’s chest. Austin laid down next to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
Kayla sniffled, Will ran his fingers through her hair. Patting Austin’s head too just because Austin was in patting distance.
No one came into the Apollo cabin or tried to bother the three of them laying in the bunk. Kayla had cried herself asleep, her eyes red-rimmed and puffy. Austin had somehow fallen asleep at one point.
Will continued running his fingers through his half sister’s hair. Her head was tucked under his chin. Being the big brother he was perfectly fine with letting his siblings lay on him.
He thought that he’d stay awake so that the two of them didn’t sleep for too long and they’d miss the stuff they had to do today. Though his eyelids started to get heavy and he found himself drifting off.