"Yeah, I'll be okay" Keith lied as he stood, his joints cracking in protest, but he was in command of his body. He stood tall and proud and followed Alex and Erika. He was worried, he didn't know what Alex was going to make him do, but he knew it would be bad. His thoughts raced as he forced an icy, stoic calm over himself, making the pain fade through willpower. It wouldn't last long, but the day almost half over, he wouldn't have to keep it up for long. He didn't notice anyone was looking at him as they went along, oblivious to the girls starting at him.<br/><br/>Keith was hungry, he had forgotten to eat last night and this morning. He didn't even have his wallet on him, it was on his bed. Shit. No food, no sleep, and only one pain pill that hadn't kicked in yet, he was in for one helluva last half of the day