<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">After ‘That Day’</span></div><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Mallory Minato<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>June 12th, 2009, 10:00PM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Medical Ward<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Kevin<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Talking about the Future<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Hospital Gown<br/><hr/><br/>His party didn’t matter to him? It had been such an important occasion, and for Kevin to not say that it wasn’t a big deal, that it didn’t matter compared to her getting better...<br/><br/>It really touched her, even if she still felt guilty about not being there.<br/><br/>“Making sure?”  Mallory couldn’t help but ask, confused by his statement. What exactly was his position at SOPHE if he was promising something as big as that? She knew Kevin’s parents, though she never got to really talk with them much. Always busy being security for SOPHE; that must have been what Kevin was doing.<br/><br/>“Well SOPHE is lucky to have you; you’ll do great, I know it.”  A hint of a laugh came from her lips, a brief light in the dark; figuratively, and literally. As the two sat in the comfort of darkness, the city lights illuminating the room, Mallory looked to Kevin, his question coming to mind.<br/><br/>“No it’s ok, really.”  She didn’t want Kevin to feel bad, or even worried; neither of them needed to feel this way. Both of them had nothing to do with what happened, neither should have felt guilty. “To be honest, I’ve never really thought about it until now. My parents...”  Her thoughts went back to her mother and father, the two she barely knew.<br/><br/>“They were both researchers here; maybe I should do the same?”  Her brown eyes turned to look back at the man sitting next to her, her tears having subsided now that he was here. He was really comforting, even if he wasn’t sure he was doing much. “You’re helping more then you know, to be honest. All it’s been is tests and silence for the past two days; all by my lonesome.”  Glancing away, she was glad that the darkness surrounded them; she didn’t want to seem weak, but now, she needed the support.<br/><br/>“But since you’re asking...I could use a friend.”  He really was helping her in more ways she knew, starting to feel the fatigue take over. She gave a weak laugh, her body feeling heavy.  “I’ve been so worried and lonely these past two days that I haven’t gotten much sleep. Knowing you’re here...it makes it easier to relax.”  He must have been tired, at least as much as she was. The crying had exhausted her, and she couldn’t help but notice he had been a bit choked up as well; why though, she wasn’t sure. Moving to shuffle her body to the other side of the hospital bed, she patted the side she had been on previously, eyes looking to Kevin.<br/><br/>“You don’t have anywhere to be, do you?”  She didn’t want to admit that she was afraid of him leaving, for her to be alone again. She would feel a lot safer if he stayed, but she knew sitting in a chair all night was not the most comfortable. “I mean this blanket is<em>really</em>big; it’d be a shame for it to go to waste, you know?”