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The things that happened the other day felt so long ago. The rope was still hanging from the ceiling. Even thinking about that moment made chills run down their spine. How long will they suffer this nightmare? If there is no escape, what will they do? Thinking about their future in this hellscape should be enough for now, or they would go insane. Jack didn't come up to their room this morning. Not exactly morning for them but for The Jester. Any hour that pass without her is ten times better then feeling her presence.
Nullble slowly rise up from their bed. Their joints were aching from sleeping two days in a row. Though they didn't knew why they even felt pain from it, probably its Her doing.
They changed their aching parts with the new fresh ones. Then they heard a knock on the door. Two quick one slow, it was him. Even their headache didn't stop smile creeping up on their face.
They opened the door. Jack looked kind of worried.
" hi…"
" wanted to check up on you." He played with his long hands like a child asking for something.
Nullble left the door and walked slowly to their bed, sitting on it. " Well, I'm ok. What about you?"
" uhm. Uh, fine I guess..." Jack mumbled. Closing the door, he sat beside Nullble.
' Fine..' They thought to themselves.
The room was awkward for a while. No talking just Jack looking up at their rooms every detail. This made them want to crawl up in their toybox forever.
Then the silence was broken.
" you didn't come out of your room for days, so I got worried." He said with a sigh.
" You? Worried about me, you sure She didn't asked you to check on me?" They were twitching with anger, but they didn't yell. Don't have the energy for it.
Jack shocked from the rage coming from Nullble.
" look Null, I'm sorry for what happened to you. Okay?"
" I know she uses me but what can I do? I don't want to feel pain anymore." He looked at them with heavy eyes.
This wasn't fair. Why didn't Jack get to feel pain but them and the other circus members did? Wasn't fair, never did. They wanted to choke him but why? It really wasn't his fault. If Nullble was in his shoes, they would do the same.
" I am tired, Jack." and now their eyes were watering. Fuck, in front of him?
Jack eyed at the rope on the ceiling.
" come lets go to my room."
Jack's room was sweet, naive, childish and... comforting in a way. He somehow found some sort of sweets from his drawer. Presented to them. Nullble smiled and thought that Jack couldn't even saw their smile. Though Jack noticed.
They lay in his bed, Jack curled up beside them. Their tears straining the pillow.
" I am sorry Null, I am so sorry..." Nullble never saw this side of the rabbit. Jester probably toyed enough that their jerk persona just dissapeared.
After a while they stopped crying but noticed that Jack was crying too. Though beside their ugly crying his was so silent. He hugged them harder.
Nullble leaned more to their side.
" Tell me what happened." They stroked his fur with their hand looking parts.
" she... she was angrier today." Sniff. " couldn't find Annie and any others."
Nullble hummed.
" so she... got angry. Put me in a field of..." Jack put his head in their arms. Sniffiling.
God. They were stupid. So, so stupid. Thinking of the earlier thoughts made them feel even guiltier. How did they never saw it? Nullble wanted to ask but comfort came first.
" Thank you Jack." What are they saying?
" Thanks to you She didn't find me, that means a lot." Stop it.
" huh..." Jack looked at them with weary eyes.
They couldn't even comfort people properly huh.
" no problem, i guess." Jack hugged them harder now. They put their head on his head. Closed their eyes.
With a tender voice they said "Night Jack."
Jack hummed at the care and slowly drifted to sleep.